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Isaac Newton | scientist who lived in the 17th century - came up with 3 laws of motion. |
Newton's First Law | An object in motion will stay in motion, and an object at rest will stay at rest |
Unbalanced Force | Acts in the opposite direction as a moving object |
Friction | Resistance caused by any 2 objects in contact |
Newton's Second Law | An object with unbalanced force acting on it will move in the direction of that force. |
Newton's Third Law | Forces always occur in equal and opposite pairs |
Headmaster | person in charge of a learning institution |
Plague | fast spreading epidemic causing deadly disease |
Manor | home or place of residence |
Orbit | to move around object/thing |
Gravity | affects every object in the universe - depending on its mass and distance |
Mass | the quantity of matter as determined from its weight |
Calculus | math that lets us measure curves and iregular shapes |
Optics | branch of physics that deals with properties of light |
Refract | to pass through or shine through - using lenses to bend light |
Counterfeiter | someone who creates or attempts to use money that is not genuine |
Reflecting Telescope | used mirrors to reflect light, resulting in a much higher quality image |