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Push/pull

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A force that moves an object away or towards another object

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Friction

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The force between two surfaces sliding over one another, that causes them to heat up and wear

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Weight

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The force that pulls objects towards the centre of the earth

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Air resistance/drag

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A force acting against any object that is moving through the Earth’s atmosphere

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Lift

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A force pushing upward on an object in a liquid

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Upthrust

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A force pushing upwards on an object

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Thrust

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A push caused by an engine

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Elastic limit

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The point beyond which a spring will not return to it’s original length when the force is removed

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Field

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A region where something feels force

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mass

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the amount of matter a thing is made up of

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tension

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A stretching force

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Speed

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Distance divided by time

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Distance

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Speed X time

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Time

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Distance divided by speed

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Newton

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The unit for measuring force

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Lubrication

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a substance that reduces friction when two surfaces rub together

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Newton meter

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A piece of equipment used to measure weight in Newtons

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Non-contact force

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A magnetic, electrostatic or gravitational force that acts between objects not in contact

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Streamlined

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Shaped to reduce water resistance (drag)

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Unbalanced

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Opposing forces on an object that are unequal

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Density

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The amount of partials in an object

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Anomaly

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A result that doesn’t fit the pattern or the trend

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Line of best fit

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A line that goes through the majority of the points, not the anomaly

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Extension

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The amount by which an object gets longer when a force is applied

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Compress

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To squash into a smaller space

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