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Forces and Energy Ch 2
Interactive Science Series
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Science
8th Grade
03/27/2018

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force
Definition
a push or a pull
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newton
Definition
the unit used to measure force
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net force
Definition
the combination of all the forces on an object
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friction
Definition
the force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other
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sliding friction
Definition
occurs when two solid surfaces slide over each other
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static friction
Definition
acts between objects that are not moving
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fluid friction
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occurs when a solid object moves through a fluid
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rolling friction
Definition
when an object rolls across a surface
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gravity
Definition
a force that pulls objects towards each other
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mass
Definition
a measure of the amount of matter in an object
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weight
Definition
a measure of the force of gravity on an object
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inertia
Definition
resistance to a change in motion
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momentum
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a characteristic of a moving object that is related to the mass and the velocity of the object
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law of conservation of momentum
Definition
states that in the absence of outside forces, the total momentum of objects that interact do not change
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free fall
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when the only force acting on an object is gravity
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satellites
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objects that orbit around other objects in space
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centripetal force
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a force that causes an object to move in a circular path
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