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| states that every object in the universe pulls on every other object; the more mass and object has the greater its gravitational force; the greater the distance between two objects, the less attraction they have for each other |
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| states that an object in motion remains in motion and an object at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by an outside force |
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| newton's first law of motion |
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| also known at the law of inertia |
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| newton's first law of motion |
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| acceleration of an object increases as the amount of force causing the acceleration increases |
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| newton's second law of motion |
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| for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction |
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| newton's third law of motion |
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any push ot pull exerted on an object that could result in an acceleration
F=ma |
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| a change in speed and/or direction; a change in velocity |
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| speed in a definite direction |
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a force applied to an object over a distance; work equals force multiplied by distance
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| energy of an object as a result of its position |
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| energy possessed by an object because it is in motion |
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| unit of work which is equal to one newton-meter |
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| tendency of an object to resist changes in motion |
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| also known as newton's first law of motion |
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| the force of attraction that pulls things toward each other |
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| a force that acts to slow down the relative motion of objects |
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| a device that decreases the amount of force necessary to move an object by changing the direction of the applied force, making wirk easier |
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| an indirect measure of the friction that slows the movement of charges through a circuit |
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