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Force-8th grade
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8th Grade
09/12/2013

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Air Pressure
Definition
Pressure caused by the force exerted by Earth's atmosphere
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Air Resistance
Definition
force that opposes the movement of an object in air
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Balanced Force
Definition
forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction
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Barometer
Definition
instrument used to measure air pressure
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Bernoulli's Principle
Definition
as the speed of a fluid increases, its pressure decreases
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Force
Definition
a push or a pull
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Friction
Definition
force that opposes the motion of an object
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Gravity
Definition
force of attraction between all objects in the universe
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Lubricants
Definition
materials that reduce friction
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Newton
Definition
SI unit of force
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Pressure
Definition
force per unit area
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Terminal Velocity
Definition
speed at which air resistance and gravity acting on a falling object are equal
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Unbalanced Force
Definition
forces that cause a change in the motion of an object
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Vacuum
Definition
empty space
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