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Forces Vocabulary

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Forcea push or pull acting on an object
NewtonThe SI unit for force
Net Forcethe overall force acting on an object
Balanced Forcewhen forces are equal
Unbalanced Forcewhen forces are unequal
Frictionforce that opposes motion between two surfaces that are touching each other
Static Frictionforce between two surfaces that are not moving past each other
Sliding Frictionforce that opposes the motion of two surfaces sliding past each other
Rolling Frictionforce between a rolling object and the surface it rolls on
Fluid Frictionforce that acts on objects that are moving through a fluid
Fluida substance that can flow and take the shape of its container
Inertiathe tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion
Newton's 1st Lawan object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an outside unbalanced force
Newton's 2nd Lawthe acceleration of an object is in the same direction as the net force on the object
Newton's 3rd Lawevery action has an equal and opposite reaction
Terminal Velocitythe highest speed a falling object will reach
Centripetal Forcethe net force exerted toward the center of a curved path
Weightmeasures the force of gravity pulling on an object
Momentuma property of a moving object that makes the object hard to stop
Air Resistancefluid pressure with the air



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