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Astronomy

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speed   how far an object will travel in a certain amount of time  
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velocity   how far and in what direction an object will travel  
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acceleration   change in velocity  
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acceleration of gravity   acceleration of a falling object in m per sec  
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momentum   product of mass times velocity  
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force   change applied to an object's momentum  
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net force   overall force acting on an object  
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angular momentum   circular momentum  
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torque   twisting force that can change an objects angular momentum  
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mass   amount of matter  
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weight   force that a scale measures  
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free-fall   falling without resistance  
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weightlessness   in a state of free-fall  
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Newton's First Law   An object moves at constant velocity if there is no net force acting upon it  
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Newton's Second Law   Force = mass x acceleration (F=ma)  
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Newton's Third Law   For any action, there is an equal and opposite reaction  
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conservation of momentum   total momentum of interacting objects cannot change  
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conservation of angular momentum   as long as there is no external torque, the total angular momentum of interacting objects cannot change  
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conservation of energy   energy cannot appear out of nowhere or disappear into nothing  
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kinetic energy   energy of motion  
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radiative energy   energy carried by light  
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potential energy   stored energy  
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thermal energy   collective kinetic energy moving within a substance  
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temperature   measures average kinetic energy of particles  
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gravitational potential energy   how much mass an object has and how far it can fall  
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mass-energy   energy contained in mass itself (E=mc^2)  
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law of gravitation   Fg = GM1M2/d^2  
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bound orbit   ellipse  
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unbound orbits   ellipse, parabola, hyperbola  
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gravitational encounter   when two objects pass close enough to exchange orbital energy  
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escape velocity   amount of energy needed by an object to clear a gravitational field of orbit  
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tidal force   difference in gravitational forces that causes two tidal bulges  
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tidal friction   tidal forces stretching the earth  
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synchronous rotation   moon always shows the same face to Earth because of tidal friction  
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