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a push or a pull exerted on an object |
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| the overall force on an object when all the individual forces acting on an object are added together |
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unbalanced forces
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| a nonzero net force that changes an object's motion |
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balanced forces
(section 1) |
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| equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions |
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| the tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or of an stationary object to remain in place |
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| a unit of measure that equals the force required to accelerate one kilogram of mass at a rate of one meter per second per second. |
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| a force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other |
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sliding friction
(section 3) |
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| friction that occurs when one solid surface slides over another |
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rolling friction
(section 3) |
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| the friction that occurs when an object rolls over a surface |
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fluid friction
(section 3) |
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| the friction that occurs when an object moves through a fluid |
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| the force that pulls objects toward each other |
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| the motion of a falling object when the only force acting on it is gravity |
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air resistance
(section 3) |
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| the fluid friction experienced by objects falling through air |
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terminal velocity
(section 3) |
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| the maximum velocity a falling object achieves |
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law of universal gravitation
(section 3) |
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| the force of gravity acts between all objects in the universe |
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| the product of an object's mass and velocity |
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law of conservation of momentum
(section 4) |
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| the rule that the total momentum of objects in an interaction does not change |
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| a state in which opposing forces in a system are equally balanced or stable |
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