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force and motion vocabulary - unit 4 - lessons 1 & 2

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Friction   The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.  
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Gravity   The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.  
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Force   Make a way through or into by physical strength.  
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Speed   Rapidity of movement or action.  
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Inertia   A property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or in uniform motion in a straight line.  
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Weight   A body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force.  
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Velocity   The speed of something in a given direction.  
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Energy   The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.  
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Acceleration   Increase in the rate or speed of something.  
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Motion   The action or process of moving or being moved.  
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Drag   Pull (someone or something) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty.  
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Work   Activity involving mental or physical effort doe in order to achieve a purpose or result.  
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Mass   a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape.  
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momentum   The quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity.  
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Pressure   The continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.  
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direction   A course along which someone or something moves.  
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