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Vocabulary Words

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force   a push or a pull that acts on an object  
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newton   the SI unit for force, equal to the force that causes a 1-kilogram mass to accelerate at a rate of 1 meter per second squared  
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net force   overall force acting on an object after all the forces are combined  
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friction   a force that opposes the motion of objects that touch as they move past each other  
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static friction   the friction force that acts on objects that are not moving  
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sliding friction   a force that opposes the direction of motion of an object as it slides over a surface  
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rolling friction   the friction force that acts on rolling objects  
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fluid friction   a friction force that opposes the motion of an object through a fluid  
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air resistance   fluid friction acting on an object moving through the air  
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gravity   force that acts between any two masses  
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terminal velocity   the constant velocity of a falling object when the force of air resistance equals the force of gravity  
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projectile motion   motion of a falling object after it is given and initial forward velocity  
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