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| the measurement of the force of gravity on an object |
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| the force of attraction between two objects; gravity is what causes you to fall back to the ground when you jump |
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| the tendency of an object to resist change in motion or a change in rest |
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| the force or speed of an object |
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| law of universal gravitation |
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| every object in the universe exerts a gravitational pull on other objects; objects with a higher mass have more gravitational pull than objects with a small mass, & objects that are closer together have more gravitational pull than objects that are farther away: so, objects with large masses that are close together have a lot of gravitational force |
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| the upward force of air on an object |
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| when the force of gravity equals the force of air resistance; the maximum velocity an object can reach |
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| when gravity is the only force acting on an object |
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| the curved path an object follows when thrown or projected towards the earth |
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| newton's first law of motion |
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| an object at rest will stay at rest & an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force |
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| newton's second law of motion |
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| an object's force equals it's mass times it's acceleration |
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| newton's third law of motion |
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| every action has an equal & opposite reaction; forces act in pairs |
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