Vocabulary for Menu 1/15/18 Flashcards
1
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a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and that decreases as the distance between the objects increases.
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Gravity
2
Q
Your weight is the pull of gravity on your body.
A
weight
3
Q
To compare the masses of an object.
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Balance
4
Q
strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
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Force
5
Q
The metric system of force is the newton.
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Newton
6
Q
Used to measure force.
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spring scale
7
Q
The amount of Matter.
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Mass
8
Q
the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.
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Friction
9
Q
The density of air is the number of air molecules in a given volume.
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Density
10
Q
increase in amount or extent.
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Accelerate
