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| push or pull on an object |
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| force that arises from touching b/t two objects |
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| force originating without the touching b/t two objects, such as gravitational force |
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| an object will maintain its inertia unless acted upon by an outside force |
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| object's tendency to remain continuously at rest or continuously in motion |
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| area surrounding an object which allows Newton's first law to be valid |
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| a net force acted upon an object will cause that object to accelerate |
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| a vector diagram that shows forces acting on an object |
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| when an object exerts force onto another object, the 2nd object exerts a force of equal magnitude but in the opposite direction |
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gravitational force
strong nuclear force
electroweak force |
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| force acting on an object due to the gravitational attraction b/t the object and the planet |
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| Newton's law of universal gravitaiton |
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| attractive force b/t any two bodies tahat is directly proportional to mass and inversely proportional to the distance b/t the two bodies |
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| perpendicular force exerted by any surave in contact with an object |
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| the force exerted by an object in an accelerated frame of reference |
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| force that opposes motion due to imperfections b/t any surface and any object |
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| maximum static frictional force |
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| the greatest friction a surface can present, just at the point of constant motion |
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| the amount of friction which must be overcome in order to maintain motion |
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| name for a force usually associated w/ ropes or cables acting on an object |
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| gravitational force due to earth |
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| support force acting on an air born object |
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| force created by an engine in an airborn object |
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