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Acceleration

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Change in velocity / time

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Attract

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Drawing things toward another body

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Balanced Forces

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In every direction any pushes and pulls are balanced by another force in the opposite direction

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Deceleration

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Decreasing the velocity of an object

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Distance

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The extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.

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Energy

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Ability to do work

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Electrostatic force

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Electric forces made by rubbing to create static electricity

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Force

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Power to influence, affect or control

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Force diagram

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Used to show the relative magnitude and direction of all forces acting upon an object in a given situation

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force field

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A vector field indicating the forces exerted by one object on another

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friction force

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The Force Exerted By A Surface As An Object Moves Across It

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gradient

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The tangent of the angle of that surface to the horizontal

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Gravity

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The force that stops us from floating off into space

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Lubricant

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A substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism

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Magnetism

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The properties of attraction possessed by magnets; the molecular properties common to magnets

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Mass

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A body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size

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Newton

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The standard unit of force in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one meter per second per second on a mass of one kilogram Abbreviation: N

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North Pole

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Geography. the end of the earth’s axis of rotation, marking the northernmost point on the earth2.Astronomy. the point at which the extended axis of the earth cuts the northern half of the celestial sphere, about 1° from the North Star; the north celestial pole3.(lowercase) the pole of a magnet that seeks the earth’s north magnetic pole

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Reaction Time

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The interval between stimulation and response

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Repel

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To drive or force back

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S.I. Units

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A scientific method of expressing the magnitudes or quantities of important natural phenomena

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South Pole

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The southern end of the earth’s axis, the southernmost point on earth.Astronomy. the point at which the axis of the earth extended cuts the southern half of the celestial sphere; the south celestial pole.(lowercase) the pole of a magnet that seeks the earth’s south magnetic pole

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Speed

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Relative rapidity in movement

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Ticker

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A device used to measure the passage of time

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Time

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A limited period or interval, as between two successive events

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Unbalanced Force

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Forces that cause a change in the motion of an object

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Velocity

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An awesome word/rapidity of motion or operation