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Vocabulary 1-30

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Motion   A change in position compared to the starting location, which happens over time  
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Force   A push or pull on an object that can move, stop, or change its direction  
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Friction   The force or resistance caused when two things rub together  
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Unbalanced Force   Forces that are unequal and cause motion  
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Balanced Force   Forces that are equal and result in no motion  
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Contact Force   Forces between 2 objects that are touching  
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Non-contact Force   Any force on an object by another object that is not touching it  
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Weight   The pull of gravity on an object  
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Mass   The amount of matter in an object  
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Energy   The ability to cause change in matter  
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Potential Energy   Energy available because of an object’s position  
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Kinetic Energy   Energy an object has because of its movement  
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Newton's 1st Law   An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an outside force  
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Newton's 2nd Law   An object’s acceleration depends on the size, direction of the force, and mass of the object  
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Newton's 3rd Law   For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction  
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Inertia   The tendency for an object to resist change and do what it is already doing  
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Momentum   A measure of how hard it is to slow down or stop an object  
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Gravity   The force that pulls objects towards the center of the earth  
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Speed   A measurement of an object’s motion during a given time  
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Equilibrium   Equal balance of forces acting on an object  
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Slope   Slant or incline  
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Drag   the force that makes objects slow down or prevents it from moving  
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Lift   the force that lifts an object from the ground  
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Thrust   the force that propels or pushes an object forward  
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Air Resistance   friction between an object trying to move in the air  
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Aerodynamics   the type of dynamics dealing with air and the way it interacts with moving objects  
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Distance   The measurement of the motion of an object  
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Acceleration   A change in speed and or velocity  
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Velocity   Speed with direction  
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Deceleration   Decrease in speed and or velocity  
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