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Force and Motion Voc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| friction | surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling |
| gravity | the force that attracts things to all physical things having mass |
| force | strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement |
| speed | rapidity of movement or action |
| inertia | the tendency of a body to resist acceleration |
| weight | the measure of how strong gravity holds something to a body with mass |
| velocity | the speed of something in a given direction |
| energy | the strength and vitality required to do anything |
| acceleration | increase in the rate of speed of something |
| motion | the act or process of moving or being moved |
| drag | the action of pulling something forcefully or with difficulty |
| work | activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result |
| mass | a measure of how much matter is contained in an object |
| momentum | the quantity of of motion of a moving body measured as a product of its velocity and mass |
| pressure | the continuous physical force exerted n or against an object b something in contact with it |
| direction | a course along which someone or something moves |