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| a property a moving object has |
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| energy stored by something that can stretch (like a spring) |
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| chemical potential energy |
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| energy stored in chemical bonds |
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| gravitational potential energy (GPE) |
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| energy stored by objects above the earth |
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| the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy |
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| law of conservation of energy |
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| energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can be transformed |
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| tendancy of an object to resist a change in motion |
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| an object moving at a constant velocity keeps moving until a force acts upon it |
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| acceleration of an object is in the same direction as the net force |
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| for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction |
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| force that opposes movement |
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| prevents two surfaces sliding on each other |
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| microwelds break but form again |
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| friction that gives wheels something to grab on |
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| air pushes up on things falling down |
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| attractive force between 2 objects |
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| gravitational force on an object |
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| acceleration toward the center of a circular path |
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| net force toward the center of the circular path |
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| move decimal back the numbers of zeros OR multiply or divide |
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| converting Celsius to Kelvin |
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| converting Kelvin to Celsius |
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| distance objects travel per unit of time |
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| object's position relative to the starting point |
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| how far an object travels |
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| total distance divided by total time |
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| rate of change in velocity |
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| forces equal in size but opposite in direction |
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