TEKS: P.5F What is Force? Vocab

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Force

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A push or a pull exerted on an object; has both direction and magnitude and may be a contact or a field force.

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Newton

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SI unit of force (N).

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System

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Object or objects of interest that can interact with each other and the external world.

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Contact Force

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A force that is exerted on the object through some form of physical contact with the object.

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Field Force

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A force exerted by means of a field force, such as gravitational, magnetic, or electric field.

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Agent

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The specific and identifiable cause of a force.

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Free-body diagram

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A representation that shows the forces interacting with a system.

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Net Force

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The vector sum of all the forces on an object.