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science vocab

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acceleration   the change in an object's speed or direction over time  
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buoyancy   an object's ability to float  
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compound machine   a machine made of two or more simple machines  
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force   a push or pull  
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free fall   the hypothetical fall of a body such that the only force acting upon it is that of gravity  
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friction   surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling  
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gravity   the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth  
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inclined plane   one of the simple machines, a plane surface inclined to a higher level  
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inertia   an object's tendency to resist a change in motion  
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lever   a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third  
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lift   to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist  
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magnetic force   a force produced by interacting magnetic poles  
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mass   the quantity of matter in an object  
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momentum   force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events  
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motion   the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement  
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Newton's laws of motion   the rules and formulas for force, motion, acceleration, and mass  
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pressure   the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid  
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pulley   a wheel, with a grooved rim for carrying a line, that turns in a frame or block and serves to change the direction of or to transmit force  
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screw   a simple machine that is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder to form a spiral  
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simple machine   a machine that changes the amount, distance, or direction of a force needed to do work  
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speed   rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity  
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wedge   a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer  
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weight   the force that gravitation exerts upon a body  
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wheel and axle   a simple machine consisting of two attached circular objects of different sizes that rotate together  
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work   a force applied to an object and the object moves as a result of the force  
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