Forces and Motion Review

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What is gravity?

Back

A non-contact force that attracts objects towards each other.

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What is inertia?

Back

The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion.

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How can an electromagnet be made stronger?

Back

By adding more coils of wire to the nail.

Front

What do the lines around a magnet represent?

Back

Magnetic Field.

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What causes your body to appear to go to the right on a left-curving roller coaster?

Back

Inertia.

Front

What is a force?

Back

A push or pull that can cause an object to accelerate.

Front

What is motion?

Back

The change in position of an object over time.

Front

What is acceleration?

Back

The rate of change of velocity of an object.

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What is friction?

Back

A force that opposes the motion of an object.

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What is a contact force?

Back

A force that requires physical contact between two objects.