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Inertia

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The tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if the object is moving, to edits a change in speed or direction

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Newtons First Law of motion

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An object at rest remains a test and an object in motion maintains its velocity unless it experiences a unbalanced force.

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Newton’s second law of motion

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The unbalanced force acting on an object equals the objects mass times it acceleration.

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Free fall

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The motion of a body when only the force of gravity is acting on the body

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Terminal velocity

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The constant velocity of a falling object

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Projectile motion

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Curved path an object follows when thrown, launched or projected near earths surface.

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Law of universal gravitation

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observations on gravity

F=Gm1*m2/d2

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Weight

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Gravitational force an object experiences based on its mass

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Apparent weightlessness

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Astronauts when in space appear to be floating because the floor of the shuttle doesn’t push against the astronauts

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Newton’s third law of motion

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For every action force there is an equal and opposite action force

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Action force

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Force exerted on the ball by your foot

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Reaction force

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Force exerted on your foot by the ball

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