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15 Cards in this Set
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Force |
a push or pull on an object
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Non-Contact Force |
A force that one object can apply to another object without touching it
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Contact Force |
A push or a pull on one object by another that is touching it
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Balanced Forces |
Forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force of zero
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Unbalanced Forces |
Forces acting on an object that combine and form a net forces that is not zero
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Gravity |
an attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass.
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Mass |
the amount of matter in an object
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Weight |
The gravitational force exerted on an object
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Friction |
a force that resists the motion of two surface that are touching
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Net Force |
the combination of all the forces acting on an object
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Inertia |
The tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
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Circular Motion
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any motion in which an object is moving along a curved path |
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Centripetal Force |
circular motion , a force that acts perpendicular to the direction of motion toward the center of the curve |
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Force Pair |
the forces two objects can apply to each other
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Momentum |
a measure of how hard it is to stop a moving object |
