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Ch 2 motion vocab
Question | Answer |
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force | a push or pull exerted on an object |
net force | the overall force on an object when they are all added together |
unbalanced forces | a nonzero net force, which changes an object's motion |
balanced forces | equal forces acting on one object in opposite directions |
inertia | tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion |
mass | the amount of matter in an object |
newton | a unit of measurement that equals the force required to accelerate one kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second per second |