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Kinds of Forces Flashcards

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Weight

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The gravitational force the Earth exerts on any object on or near its surface

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Normal Force

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The perpendicular force exerted by a surface on an object in contact with it

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Frictional force due to a surface

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The force that opposes the motion of an object and acts parallel to the surface with which the object is in contact

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