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the overall force acting on an object when all of the forces acting on it are combined
Net force
A push and pull,something that changes the motion of an object
Force
A scientific law stating that objects at rest stay at rest, and objects in motion stay in motion with the same velocity,unless acted on by an unbalanced force
Newton’s first law
The resistance of an object to a change in speed or the direction of its motion
Inertia
A scientific law that stated that the acceleration of an object increases with increased force and decreases with increased mass of
Newton’s second law
Any force that keeps moving in a circle
Centirpetal force
A scientific law stating that every time one object exerts a force on another object. The second object exerts a force that is equal in size and opposite in direction back on the first object
Newton’s third law