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Forces

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founder of modern physics   isaac newton  
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a push or pull   force  
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anything that can change the motion of a body   force  
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newton is the unit for   force  
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if a body begins to move   a force has acted  
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if a body slows down   a force has acted  
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if a body changes direction   a force has acted  
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to find the total force when two forces are acting in the same direction   add the forces  
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to find the total force when two forces are acting in the oppoite direction   subtract the smaller force from the larger force  
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forces that are in opposite direction and equal in size are called   balanced forces  
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can not change the motion of a body   balanced forces  
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can change the motion of a body   unbalanced forces  
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the force that opposes the motion of a body   friction  
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type of surface   one factor determing amount of friction  
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weight of body on a surface   one factor determing amount of friction  
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friction produced by objects such as wheels or ball bearings is called   rolling friction  
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friction produced by objects moving across each other is called   sliding friction  
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friction produced by an object moving through the air or through water is called   fluid friction  
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the tendency of objects to remain in motion or stay at rest   inertia  
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an object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will remain in motion at constant velocity unless acted upon by an unbalanced force   newton's first law of motion  
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an object moving in a straight line will continue moving in a straight line because of   inertia  
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an unbalanced force acting on a body will cause it to   accelerate  
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the greater the force acting upon a body, the _____ the acceleration   larger  
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under a given force, the greater the mass of an object, the _______ the acceleration   smaller  
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unit for acceleration   m/s^2 (meters per second squared)  
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for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction   newton's third law of motion  
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all objects in the universe attract all other objects   newton's law of universal gravitation  
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the greater the distance between two bodies, the ______ the attraction between them   smaller  
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the greater the mass of two object, the ______ the attractive force between them   greater  
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rate of acceleration of gravity on earth   9.8 m/s^2 (meters per second squared)  
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when a falling body no longer accelerates, it has reached its   terminal velocity  
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when the force of gravity and the air resistance are equal   termingal velocity will occur  
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a measure of the force of gravity on an object   weight  
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amount of matter in a body   mass  
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increasing the mass of a body causes the weight to ______   increase  
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increasing the acceleration of gravity, causes the body's weight to _____   increase  
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the weight of a body can change, but the mass is _________   constant  
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the formula for calculating weight is   w = mg  
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_______ is constant; _______ can change   mass, weight  
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force is   a push; a pull; the ability to change motion  
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forces that are opposite and equal are called   balanced  
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the force that opposes motion of an object is called   friction  
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the type of friction that exists for a shark swimming in the ocean is   fluid  
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the property of matter that resists a change in motion is   inertia  
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according to newton's second law of motion, force equals   mass X acceleration  
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the force of attraction that exists etween all objects in the universe is   gravity  
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a change in the force of gravity pullin on you will change your   weight  
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"slippery"substances such as oil, wax, and greases that reduce friction are called   lubricants  
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in a vacuum, a heavier object will fall to earth _______ than a lighter object   faster than  
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