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.