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Acceleration

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A change in an objects velocity-speed up, slow down, change direction

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Force

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a push or pull on a certain object

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balanced force

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Forces that are equal in magnitude and going in separate directions- no change in motion, net force is 0

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unbalanced force

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forces that are unequal and have a change in motion

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net force

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sum of all forces acting on an object

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inertia

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the tendency to resist a change in motion

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mass

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A measure of how much matter something contains

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Weight

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Force of attraction between you and earth

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gravity

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attractive force between any two objects

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friction

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a force that opposes motion between two objects

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Law of inertia

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An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by another force

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Law of acceleration

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An object will travel the same way as the net force

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Law of action, reaction

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For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction

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