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Force & Motion A
Term | Definition |
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Force | a push, a pull, or a twisting action on an object |
Newton | a unit of measure of the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at a 1 meter per second |
Energy | ability to do work or cause change |
Scale | equipment used to measure weight |
Work | force exerted on an object that causes it to move |
Friction | the force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces rub against each other |
Gravity | the force that pulls objects toward each other or the force of attraction between all masses in the universe |
inertia | the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion or the tendency of an object to stay at rest or stay in motion |