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1
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L x W x T

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Volume

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Mass / Volume (g/cc)

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density

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force x displacement

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Work

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process of comparing a quantity with a chosen standard

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measurement

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the system of units that scientists have agreed upon

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International system (SI)

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  • a scale based on 32 freezing point of water and 212 for the boiling point of water
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fahrenheit

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  • also called as centigrade tempt is the scale based on 0 for the freezing point and 100 for boiling point of water
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Celsius

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scale is base unit of thermodynamic temperature measurement in the SI of measurement

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kelvin

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amount of space that an object occupies

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volume

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mass of the object per unit volume

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density

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measurement of a push and pull

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force

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tendency of an object to remain at rest or maintain its motion unless disturbed by a force

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inertia

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resist/ opposes the relative sliding movement of two surfaces in contact with one another

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friction

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drive a thing inward toward a center or rotation; keeps an object moving in circular path

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centripetal force

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which is acting on an object which enables it to exert an equal and opposite force on its support

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force and gravity

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strongest known force which holds together the proton and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom

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nuclear force

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binds electron to the atomic nucleus, atoms in the molecules, ions in solid matter, and molecules into liquids and solids

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electromagnetic force

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  • indicates the quantity of matter in material object; its unit is kilogram
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mass

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measure of pull of gravity on an object; expressed in N unit, 100g=1N

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weight

20
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done when force is applied to an object and moves the object in the direction of the force; WORK= Force x Displacement

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work

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