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