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16 Cards in this Set
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force |
a push or a pull |
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contact force |
when one system touches another |
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mechanical forces |
another name for contact forces |
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compression |
pushes things together |
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tension |
pulls things apart |
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torsion |
twist objects |
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shear |
to cause one part to distort or move parallel |
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field force |
an object surrounded by a space in which every point can exert a push or a pull |
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susceptible objects |
attracts or repels matter |
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magnetic fields |
are magnets and moving electrical charges |
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gravitational field |
surrounds anything made of matter |
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electric fields |
surround and effect electrical charges |
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net force |
difference in the amount of force on both sides |
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balanced forces |
forces that cancel each other out |
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unbalanced forces |
were one force has a stronger force than the other |
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law of inertia |
objects at rest stay at rest |
