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Module 5 Lesson 2
7th - magnets and motion
Term | Definition |
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balanced force | when two forces are the same strength but acting in opposite directions |
unbalanced force | forces that are unequal in magnitude and may not act in the same direction |
magnet | a material or object that produces a magnetic field |
magnetic poles | regions at the end of a magnet where the force is the strongest |
magnetic field | the area surrounding a magnet where the push or pull will occur |
rolling friction | a type of friction that occurs when a wheel, ball, or cylinder rolls freely over a surface |
static friction | a force that keeps an object at rest |
sliding friction | the resistance between two surfaces that are sliding against each other |
fluid friction | the force that opposes motion in between or within a fluid |