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acceleration

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Change in velocity/time

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attract

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Cause to come to a place or participate by offering something of interest or advantage

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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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decelerate

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A decrease in rate of change or in velocity.

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distance

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The length of the space between two points.

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energy

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Energy is the capacity of a physical system to perform work.

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electrostatic forces

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The forces between particles that are caused by their electric charges.

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force

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Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

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force diagram

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A diagram showing all the forces acting on an object.

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force field

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An invisible barrier of force.

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friction force

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Which is the force exerted on the surface by another when there is no motion between the two surfaces.

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gradient

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An inclined part of a road or railway; a slope.

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gravity

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The force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.

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lubricant

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A substance used for lubricating an engine or component, such as oil or grease.

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magnetism

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A physical phenomenon produced by the motion of electric charge, which results in attractive and repulsive forces between objects.

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mass

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A large body of matter with no definite shape.

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newton

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It is equal to the force that would give a mass of one kilogram an acceleration of one meter per second per second, and is equivalent to 100,000 dynes.

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north pole

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Each of the two opposite points on the surface of a magnet at which magnetic forces are strongest.

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reaction time

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The time elapsing between the beginning of the application of a stimulus and the beginning of an organism’s reaction to it.

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repel

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Drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away.

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S.I units

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Meter for length. kilogram for mass. second for time. ampere for electric current.

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south pole

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Each of the two opposite points on the surface of a magnet at which magnetic forces are strongest.

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speed

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The rate at which someone or something moves or operates or is able to move or operate.

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ticker timer

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Makes dots on a paper tape every fiftieth of a second.

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time

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The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a
whole.

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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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The speed of something in a given direction.