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Physics: Vocab 4

Vocabulary for Physics

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Force any push or pull on an object
Free body diagrams diagrams used to show the magnitude and direction of all forces acting on an object
Normal force the force that acts on a surface in a direction perpendicualr to the surface
Weight the gravitational force exerted on an object
Newton's First Law of Motion An object at rest or in motion will remain in that state unless an unbalanced force acts on the object
Newton's Second Law of Motion the net force on an object is equal to the mass times the acceleration
Newton's Third Law of Motion For every action, their is an equal and opposite reaction
Net force the sum of all the forces acting on an object
Equilibrium the condition in which the net force on an object is zero
Newton's Law of Gravitation states that every particle in the universe attracts every other with a force that is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of distance between them
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