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Force and Motion Voc
Question | Answer |
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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 |