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science vocab words

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Acceleration   the rate at which velocity changes  
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Air Resistance   the fluid frition experienced by objects falling through air  
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Balanced Forces   equal forces acting on an object in oppisite directions  
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Friction   the force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces rub againest each other  
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Force   a push or a pull  
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Mass   the amount of matter in an object  
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velocity   speed in a givin direction  
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Efficiency   the percentage of the input work that is converted to output work  
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Pascal   a unit of pressure equal to 1 newton per square meter  
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Speed   the distance an object travels per unit of time  
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Static Friction   friction that acts on objects that are not moving  
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Newton   a unit of measure that equals the force required to accelerate 1 kiliogram of mass at 1 meter per second  
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Power   the rate at which work is done  
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Pulley   a simple machine that consists of a grooved wheel with a rope or cabel wrapped around it  
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Mechanical Advantage   the number of times a machine increases a force exerted on it  
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Net Force   the overall force on an odject when all the individual foces actting on it are adding together  
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Work   force exerted on an object that causes it to move  
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