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Mission 3
Stage 1 and 2
18
Science
6th Grade
04/14/2012

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Term
Force
Definition
Anything that causes a change in motion of a freely moveable object.
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Newtons
Definition
The measurement of force.
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Netforce
Definition
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
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Friction
Definition
The force exerted on two touching surfaces.
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Freebody Diagrams
Definition
Used to help visualize these forces.
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Thrust
Definition
Aforce that pushes an aircraft through the air.
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Inertia
Definition
The tendency of an object to resist any change of motion.
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Unbalanced Force
Definition
Unequal forces
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Coefficient of Friction
Definition
A number that represents the degree of resistance.
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Sliding Friction
Definition
Friciton that occurs when two objects slide past each other.
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Rolling Friction
Definition
Occurs when an object rolls across a surface.
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Fluid Friction
Definition
Occurs between a solid and a fluid object.
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Static friction
Definition
Acts on objects that are not oving.
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Kinetic Friction
Definition
Can be broken into 3 types: Sliding, rolling, and fluid.
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Newton's Second Law of Motion
Definition
Measures the net froce of an object as a direct relationship between the objects mass and its acceleration.
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Gravitational Force
Definition
Force of attraction that exists between any two objects.
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gravitational Accelration
Definition
The rate which free falling objects accelrate due to gravity.
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Newton's third law of Motion
Definition
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
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