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Forces and Motion
Term | Definition |
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Gravity | the force that attracts an object toward the center of the Earth, or toward any other physical body having mass |
Force | push or pull applied to an object |
Push | to use force to move someone or something away from you |
Pull | to hold onto and move someone thing toward yourself |
Friction | force that opposes movement between touching surfaces and always acts against |
Newtons First Law | an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an unbalanced force |