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Newton's Laws of Gravity
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Science
9th Grade
04/22/2009

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Termiinal Velocity
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When a falling body no lonfer accelerates because the force of air resistance upward equals the pull od gravity downward.
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Newton's Law of Universal Gravition
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All objects in the universe attract eachother by the force of gravity.
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Curve
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The motion of any projectile usually ends in a downward _____
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Friction
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A force that opposes motion.
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Air Resistance
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The reason a feather and a rock dropped at the same time and at the same height don't hit the ground at the same time.
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Orbital Motion
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An objects motion when its forward inertia equals the pull of gravity downward.
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Gravity
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A attractive force between all objects in the universe.
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Rolling Friction
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Type of friction of a car driving down the road.
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Lubricants
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Slippery substances that change sliding friction to fluid friction.
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Balanced Forces
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Forces on the same object that are opposite in direction and equal in size
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Fluid Friction
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Type of friction when an object moves through air or water.
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