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F&M#6
F&M#6 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acceleration | change in speed or direction, rate at which velocity changes in a unit of time. |
| Balanced Force | the sum of the forces is zero, no change in motion occurs. |
| Force | a push or a pull, an interaction between masses. |
| Friction | a force acting between surfaces in contact, a force that acts to resist motion. |
| Interaction | actions between two (or more) objects that affects both objects. |
| Mass | a measure of the quantity of matter in an object; measured in grams. |
| Motion | the act of changing of position. |
| Net Force | the sum of all forces acting on an object. |
| Newton | the unit used to measure force in the metric system. |
| Sum | forces in the same direction are added, forces in the opposite direction are subtracted. |
| Unbalanced Force | a non-zero net force, results in a change in motion. |
| Intertia | the resistance an object has to a change in its state of motion |