Forces Vocabulary
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- power
- the amount of work done for each unit of time
- net force
- adding or subtracting the individual forces to get a value, or combined force
- gravitation
- the force that pulls all objects in the universe toward one another
- magnetism
- the force of attraction between magnets and magnetic objects
- machine
- something that makes a task easier by changing the size or direction of a force or the distance over which the force acts
- balanced forces
- are forces that are equal in size, but opposite in direction
- unbalanced forces
- occur when one force is greater than its opposite force
- friction
- a force that opposes, or acts against motion when two surfaces rub against each other
- work
- the use of a force to move an object through a distance
- force
- any push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change speed or direction