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Title: Astronomy Book Vocabulary
Description: Chapter 1/Section 2
Total Flash Cards: 7
Created: 09/01/2008 07:32:18
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| a push or a pull exerted on an object |
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the attractive force between objects; its strength depends on their masses and the distance between them |
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| law of universal gravitation |
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the scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object |
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| the amount of matter in an object |
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| the force of gravity on an object |
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the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion |
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| Newton's first law of motion |
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the scientific law that states that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion with a constant speed and direction unless acted on by a force |
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