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| a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses |
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| a measure of gravitational force exerted on an object; its value can change with the location of the object in the universe |
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| a measure of the amount of matter in an object |
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| the constant velocity of a falling object when the force of air resistenceis equal in magnitude and opposite in diriction to the force of gravity |
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| the motion of a body when only the force of gravity is acting on the body |
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| the curved path that an object follows when thrown, launched, or otherwise projected near the surface of Earth |
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| the tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if the object is moving, to resist a change in speed or direction until an outside force acts on the object |
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| Law of Universal Gravitation |
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| states that all objects in the universe attract each other through gravitational force |
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| Newton's 1st Law of Motion |
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| states that the motion of an object will change only if unbalanced forces act on the object |
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| Newton's 2nd Law of Motion |
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| states that the acceleration of an object depends on the objects mass and on the force exerted on the object |
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| Newton's 3rd Law of Motion |
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| states that whenever one object exerts a force on a second object the second object exerts an equal and opposite force on the first object |
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| Falling objects accelerate towards the Earth at a rate of... |
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| ________ is a result of mass |
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