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| The cause of an acceleration, or the change in an object's velocity. |
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| Force that arises from the physical contact of two objects. |
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| Force that can exist between objects, even in the absence of physical contact between the objects. |
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| A diagram of the objects involved in a situation and the forces exerted on ther objects. |
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| The tendency of an object to maintain its state of motion. |
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| The total force resulting from a combination of external forces on an object; sometimes called the resultant force. |
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| The state in which there is no change in a body's motion. |
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| A pair of simultaneous equal but opposite forces resulting from the interaction of two objects. |
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| The magnitude of the force of gravity acting on an object. |
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| A force exerted by one object on another in a direction perpendicular to the surface or contact. |
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| The resistive force that opposes the relative motion of two contacting surfaces that are at rest with respect to one another. |
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| The resistive force that oposes the relative motion of two contacting surfaces that are moving past one another. |
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| The ratio of the force of friction to the normal force acting between two objects. |
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