Gravity And Motion Vocabulary Flashcards
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Gravity
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This force, called gravity, attracts all objects toward each other.
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Force
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A force is a push or pull
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Law Of Universal Gravity
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Newton’s Law Of Universal Gravity states that every object in the universe attracts every other object
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Mass
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Mass is the amount of matter in an object
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Weight
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The measure of the force of gravity on an object is called weight
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Inertia
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The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is inertia
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Newton’s First Law Of Motion
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Newton’s First Law Of Motion says that an object at rest will stay at rest will stay at rest and a object in motion will stay in motion with a constant speed and direction unless acted on by a force.
