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force
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A push or a pull
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newton
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SI unit of force; A unit of measure that equals the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second per second
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net force
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The overall force on an object when all the individual forces acting on it are added together
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balanced forces
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equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions causing no movement
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unbalanced forces
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Forces that combine to produce a net force that is not equal to zero and cause the velocity of an object to change.
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friction
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A force that opposes the motion of objects that touch as they move past each other
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gravity
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A force of attraction between objects
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mass
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A measure of the amount of matter in an object
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weight
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A measure of the force of gravity on an object
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inertia
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The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
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