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| A push or pull that acts on a object, it can cause an object to move or stop, it can change the direction of an moving object, and it can also change the shape of an object. |
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Works to slow down or stop motion due to surfaces rubbing against each other.
Is considered a contact force. |
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The force of attraction between objects because they have mass.This force depends on the masses and distance of the objects.The closer the object is and the more mass the other object has, the more gravity pulls on the lower mass object.
Is considered an action-at-a-distance force. |
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Only acts on certain metals and compounds like iron, nickel, and colbat. Natural magnets like Earth and electromagnets have a field around that can exert pushing and pulling forces.
Is considered an action-at-a-distance force. |
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| Weight is different from mass because weight depends on gravity. It is the amount of force on an object due to gravity. |
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| The decrease in volume produced by a force. Gases are easily compressible since it's particles are spread further apart than solids and liquids. |
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The kilopascal is 1000 times larger than the pascal, it was made because the pascal was too small amount to be measured.
kilopascal=kPa |
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The pascal is an unit for pressure,and basiclly means N/m2. The pascal is named in the honor of French scientist Blaise Pascal.
pascal=Pa |
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The amount of force acting over a given area on an object.
Formula:pressure(P)=force(F)/area(A) |
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Adhesion is attraction or joining of two different objects or fluids to
each other. Fluids are sometimes attracted to surfaces and stick to
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| Cohesion is the strength of fluid that sticks on an object. This has great effect on the way water molecules flow. |
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The property of liquid which the surface of liquid that acts like a membrane.Surface tension is great enough to support objects that would normally sink in water because of their
density. |
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The amount of space taken up by a flat surface. Is usually measured in cm2, m2, or km2.
formula:A=l*w |
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The flow rate is the speed at which
a fluid flows from one point to
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| The resistnace of a fluid to flow. The slower the fluid flows the greater the viscosity. |
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