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Chapter 4
Force and Motion
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Science
7th Grade
11/01/2009

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force
Definition
a push or pull
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unbalanced forces
Definition
can cause an object to start moving, stop moving, or change direction
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balanced forces
Definition
equal forces acting on one object in opposite directions/will not change an objects motion
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inertia
Definition
the tendency of an object to resist change in motion
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friction
Definition
the force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other
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equilibrium
Definition
when forces are exactly balanced
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sliding friction
Definition
when solid surfaces slide over each other
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rolling friction
Definition
when an object rolls over a surface
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fluid friction
Definition
the friction that occurs when an object moves through a fluid
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free fall
Definition
when the only force acting on an object is gravity
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projectile
Definition
an object that is thrown
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air resistance
Definition
objects falling through the air experience this type of fluid friction
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gravitropism
Definition
plants respond to the force of gravity; no matter how a young plant is positioned in the soil, its stem grows upward and its roots grow downward
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weight
Definition
the measure of the force of gravity on an object
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mass
Definition
the amount of matter in an object
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gravity
Definition
the force that pulls objects toward each other
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force pump
Definition
causes a fluid to move from one place to another by increasing the pressure in the fluid
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