Week 9 Vocabulary: Newton’s 1st Law of Motion (Inertia)

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(prefix) fric

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rub

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(suffix) tion

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the action of

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contact forces

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forces that require the objects to be touching or in contact, like friction

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non-contact forces

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forces that do not require objects to be in direct contact, like gravity

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average speed

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the distance an object travels over the total period of time.

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friction

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force that opposes the motion of an object.

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inertia

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the resistance of an object to change it’s motion.

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gravity

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the force of attraction between all objects dependent on mass and distance.

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balanced

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all forces acting on the object equal 0 (N)

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unbalanced

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all the forces acting on the object DO NOT EQUAL 0 (N)

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