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Mass

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The amount of matter in an object

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Inertia

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Ability of an object to resist change of motion

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Gravity

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Force pulling all object toward each other

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Net Force

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Total of all of the forces on an object

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Force

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An action that can cause motion

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Weight

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The force of gravity on an object

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Equilibrium

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When all forces on an object are balanced

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Mass

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The measure of matter in an object

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Heat

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The product of friction

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G

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Acceleration of gravity

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Rolling friction

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Resistance of wheel or ball

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Air friction

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Resistance of air pushing against an object

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Viscous friction

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Resistance of a fluid on an object

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Sliding friction

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Resistance of two objects pushing against each other

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Friction

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Any force that resist motion

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Momentum

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Measure of the product of an object mass and velocity

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KGM/second

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Units for momentum

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Law conservation of momentum

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Momentum does not change in a closed system or MlVl=MrVr

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Weight

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Changes when gravity changes

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Inertia

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Doesn’t change with gravity