Physics Vocabulary (8th Grade)

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Gravity

________: the attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill.

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Inertia

________: the tendency of an object to resist to change in motion.

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Mass

________: a measure of how much matter is in an object.

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Acceleration

________: the rate of which velocity changes.

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Newton

________ (N): a unit on measure that equals the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of a mass at 1 meter per second per second.

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Velocity

________: speed in a given direction.

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Weight

________: a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object.

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Friction

________: the force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other.

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