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Motion and Forces
Vocab
Question | Answer |
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force | push or pull on an object |
gravity | pulling force between two objects, such as you and the Earth |
weight | how much gravity is pulling on an object |
friction | a force that occurs when one object comes into contact with another object |
inertia | the tendency of an object that is not moving to remain still, or of an object that is moving to continue to move, unless something else moves or stops the object. |
motion | this happens when an object changes position |
speed | how fast an object moves over a certain distance |
acceleration | any change in speed |
Sir Isaac Newton | an English philosopher and mathematician who formulated the laws of gravity |
mass | the amount of matter that makes up an object |
electromagnet | a magnet that is created by using electricity |
magnetism | a force that can push together or pull apart certain metals |
magnetic field | the area around a magnet where its magnetic force is effective |
Elijah McCoy | a famous inventor |
Where are magnets the strongest? | at their poles (north and south) |