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Chapter 3 Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Newton's Second Law of Motion | states that the acceleration of an object is in the same direction as the net force on the object,and that the acceleration equals the net force divided by the mass. |
| friction | force that opposes the sliding between two touching surfaces. |
| static friction | frictional force that prevents two surfaces from sliding past each other. |
| sliding friction | frictional force that opposes the motion of two surfaces sliding past each other. |
| air resistance | force that opposes the motion of objects that move through the air. |
| gravity | attractive force between two objects that depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them. |
| weight | |
| centripetal acceleration | |
| centripetal force | |
| Newton's Third Law of Motion | |
| momentum |