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newton's law

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balanced force   two or more forces whose effects cancel each other and do not change the motion of an object  
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center of mass   point in an object that moves as if all of the object's mass were concentrated at that point  
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force   a push or a pull  
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friction   force that acts to appose sliding between two surfaces that are touching  
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net force   combination of all forces acting on an object  
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newton's first law of motion   that if the net force acting on an object is zero the object will remain at rest or move in a straight line with a constant speed  
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newton's second law of motion   an object acted upon by net force will accelerate in the direction o the force and that the acceleration equals the net force divided the objects mass  
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newton's third law of motion   forces always act in equal but opposite pair  
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unbalanced forces   two or more forces acting on an object that do not cancel and cause the object to accelerate  
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weight   gravitational force between an object and earth  
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