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Forces
Unit F, Chapter 1, Carter Lomax, Mr. D.
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Science
5th Grade
08/31/2008

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Force
Definition
push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction 
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Friction

Definition

force that opposes, or acts against, motion when two surfaces rub against each other

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Gravitation

Definition
force that pulls all objects in the universe toward on another
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Magnetism
Definition

force of repulsion (pushing) or attraction (pulling) between poles of a magnets

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Balanced

Forces

Definition
forces acting on an object that are equal in size and opposite in direction, canceling each other out
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Unbalanced

Forces

Definition

forces that are not equal

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Acceleration
Definition
change in motion caused by unbalanced forces
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Net Force

Definition
result of two or more forces acting together on an object
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Work
Definition
use of a force to move an object through a distance
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Machine

Definition
something that makes work easier by changing the size or direction of a force
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