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Chapter 8
Forces, Fluids, Pressure and much more
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Science
8th Grade
12/10/2012

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Force
Definition
A push or pull on an object
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What are the two main catergories of forces?
Definition
Contact force and action-at-a-distance force
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What is this force called?[image]
Definition
Tension force
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What is this force called?[image]
Definition
Friction force
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What is this force called?[image]
Definition
Elastic force
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What is this force called?[image]
Definition
Gravitational force (Gravity)
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What is this force called?[image]
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Electrostatic force
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What is this force called?[image]
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Magnetic force
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Bonus: 

An ostrich egg has __ times the mass of an average chicken egg.

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Mass
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How much "stuff" is in an object?

 

 

 

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Weight
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How much force to an object due to gravity
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What is the measuring unit of force?
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Newtons
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What was newtons named after?
Definition
Sir Issac Newton, the person who found out what newtons are.
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