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Displacement

A

Distance moved in a given direction

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Linear relationship

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When two variables A graph can show a straight line which goes through the origin and they can be called directly proportional

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3
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Newton

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Unit for measuring forces

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Resultant force

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A single force has the same effect as all the forces acting on the object

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5
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Friction

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Force for upposingthe relative motion of two solid surfaces in contact

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6
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tension

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Force, extending or pulling apart

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7
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Contact force

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One that acts by direct contact

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8
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Hooked law

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Hookes law Says that the extension of the spring is directly proportional to the force on the spring

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Newton’s first law

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If the resultant force of an object, zero, stays at rest, if it is stationary, or keeps moving with the same speed in the same direction

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Newton’s second law

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F=ma
Where F= unbalanced force (N) m= mass and a=acceleration

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Newton’s third law

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When two objects interact with each other, they exert equal and opposite forces on each other

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