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Exploring Creation with Chemistry & Physics Lesson 7 Vocab

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traction   The friction between two objects that keeps them from sliding across each other  
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gravity   A force that attracts everything toward the center of the earth  
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adhesion   The sticking together of two different materials.  
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cohesion   When a material can stick to itself  
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lubricant   A substance that reduces friction  
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friction   A force that holds back the movement of an object  
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drag   The friction that slows an object as it moves through air or water  
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aerodynamic   A shape that allows an object to move through fluids and air without as much drag  
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terminal velocity   The maximum speed an object can fall; the speed limit for falling objects  
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centripetal force   A force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed toward the center around which the body is moving  
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law of universal gravitation   The law that says the closer things are to one another, the more powerful the attraction.  
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