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Force and Motion A
Question | Answer |
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What is force? | a push, a pull, or a twisting action 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 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 together The force of attraction between all masses of the universe |
What is inertia? | The tendency of an object to resist any change in it's motion The tendency of an object to stay at rest or stay at rest. |