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Year 10 Science keywords for Forces

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Force   A push  
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Counter-force   An opposing force  
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Balanced Forces   Two equal forces acting in opposite directions.  
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Unbalanced Forces   Two forces acting in opposite directions but with one greater then the other.  
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Contact Forces   The force due to contact between two objects.  
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Non-contact Forces   The force applied to an object by another object that is not in direct contact with it.  
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Friction   The resistance that opposes the movement of one object against another.  
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Mass   A measure of the number of atoms in an object combined with the density of those atoms. Usually measured in kilograms.  
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Weight   The force of gravity on the object. May be defined as the mass times the acceleration of gravity.  
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Air Resistance   A force that is caused by air. The force acts in the opposite direction to an object moving through the air.  
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Gravity   A force which tries to pull two objects toward each other. The more massive an object is  
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Newtons   A unit of force. How force is measured.  
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Newton Meters   The torque from the force of one newton.  
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