stability and centre of mass

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centre of mass/gravity

the place where all the mass of the object appears to act…where the object balances

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stable

unlikely to topple over because it has a wide base and a low centre of gravity

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unstable

likely to topple over because it has a narrow base and a high centre of gravity

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toppling

when an objects centre of mass has past its base

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base

the bottom of an object