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Force & Motion A
Question | Answer |
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Energy | energy ability to do work or cause change |
Force | force a push, a pull, or a twisting action on an object |
Friction | friction the force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces rub against each other |
Gravity | gravity the force that pulls objects toward each other the force of attraction between all masses in the universe |
Inertia | 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 |
Newton | a unit of measure of the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second per second |
Scale | scale equipment used to measure weight |
work | work force exerted on an object that causes it to move. |