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Force & Motion A
Question | Answer |
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What is force? | a push, a pull, or a twisting action on an object |
What is newton? | a unit of measure of the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second per second |
what is energy? | ability to do work or cause change |
What is a scale? | equipment used to measure weight |
What is work? | Hard (force exerted on an object that causes it to move.) |
What is Friction? | The force that one surface exerts on another when the to surfaces rub against each other |
What is Gravity? | the force that pulls objects toward each other the force of attraction between all masses in the universe |
What is inertia? | the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion the tendency of an object to stay at rest or stay in motion |