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Forces
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Force | A push or a pull |
| Newton | The SI unit of magnitude,or strength, of force |
| Net Force | The combination of all forces acting on an object |
| Unbalanced Forces | Cause the velocity of an object to change |
| Balanced Forces | Equal forces acting on one object in opposite directions |
| Friction | A force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other. |
| Static Friction | Friction that acts on objects that are not moving. |
| Sliding Friction | When two solid surfaces slide over each other. |
| Rolling Friction | When an object rolls across a surface. |
| Fluid Friction | When a solid object moves through a fluid. |
| Gravity | A force that pulls objects toward each other. |
| Mass | The measure of the amount of matter in an object. |
| Weight | The gravitational force exerted on a person or object at the surface of a planet. |
| Free Fall | When the only force acting on an object is gravity. |
| Air Resistance | A type of fluid friction that acts on objects falling through air. |
| Projectile | An object that is thrown. |
| Compression | An elastic force that squeezes or pushes matter together. |
| Tension | An elastic force that stretches or pulls matter. |
| Inertia | The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion. |
| Momentum | A characteristic of a moving object that depend on both the mass and the velocity of the object. |
| Law of Conservation of Momentum | States that in the absence of outside forces the total momentum of objects that interact does not change. |
| Satellite | Any object that orbits another object in space. |
| Centripetal Force | Any force that causes an object to move in a circular path. |