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an action exerted on an object which may change the object's state of rest or motion
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force
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the tendency of an object not to accelerate
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inertia
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the vector sum of all forces acting on an object
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net force
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objects that are eiither at rest or moving with constant velocity
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equilibrium
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a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object
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weight
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a force that acts on a surface in a direction perpendicular to the surface
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normal force
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the force that resists the initiation of sliding motion between two surfaces that are in contact and at rest
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static friction
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the force that opposes the movement of two surfaces that are in contact and are sliding over each other
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kinetic friction
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the ratio of the magnitude of the force of friction between two objects in contact to the magnitude of the normal force with which the objects press against each other
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coefficient of friction
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