Newton Flashcards
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gravity
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The force that attracts all objects towards each other.
1
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force
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A push or pull.
2
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law of universal gravitation
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Newton’s law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object.
3
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mass
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The amount of matter in an object.
4
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weight
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A measure of the force of gravity on an object.
5
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inertia
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The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.
6
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Newton’s first law of motion
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Newton’s law that states that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion with a constant speed and direction unless acted on by a force.
