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vocabulary

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attract   pull  
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work   the act of using force  
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weightlessness   little or no gravitational pull  
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weight   how heavy somethign is, depending on gravitational pull  
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velocity   rate of movement  
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speed   rate of movement  
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sound energy   energy that allows us to hear  
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rest   pause during no force is moving an object  
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repel   to push away  
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balanced   in a state in which equal and opposite forces cancel each other  
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chemical energy   energy made by a change in substance or a combination of substances  
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direction   the way or course toward which something moves or faces  
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distance   the amount of space between things  
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electricity   energy created by moving charged particles  
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electromagnetism   the combined force of electricity and magnetism  
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energy   the power to do work, make a change, or move objects  
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energy transfer   the movement of energy from one object to another of the change of energy from one form to another  
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engine   a maching with moving parts that uses power to create motion; a motor  
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force   the strength or energy that moves and object  
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friction   a force taht slows down moving things  
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generator   a machign that turns potential and kinetic energy into electricity  
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gravity   the force that pulls things toward the center of Earth or any other object that has mass  
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heat energy   a form of energy that is transferred from an object with a higher temperature to an object with a lower temperature  
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inertia   the tendency of an object to resist change in the director or speed of its motion  
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kinetic energy   the energy that a moving body has becaus of its motion  
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law   a statement about results that always occur under certain circumstances  
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light energy   a form of radiant energy that allows us to see  
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lines of force   invisible lines of magnetic force that flow through and around a magnet  
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magnetic field   an area aournd a magnet or a moving electrical charge with a magnetic force acts  
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magnetism   a force that pushes and pulls certain metals  
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mass   the amounht of matter measured on Earth by its weight  
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momentum   the strength or force tha tkeeps something moving  
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motion   the act of going from one place to another, movement  
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potential energy   the energy a body had because of its position, electrical charge, or structure, or stored energy  
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reaction   an equal, opposite response to a force being applied  
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