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**Force and Newton's Laws Vocabulary**

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Total cards: 9•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

A push or a pull

Back (Answer)

force

#2
Front (Question)

the force that brings nearly everything to a stop.

Back (Answer)

Friction

#3
Front (Question)

The point in an object that moves as if all the objects mass were concentrated at that point.

Back (Answer)

Center of Mass

#4
Front (Question)

Two or more forces exerted on an object. If effects cancel each other out, they do not cause a change in the object’s motion.

Back (Answer)

Balanced Forces

#5
Front (Question)

The effects of these forces don’t cancel each other. Anytime the forces acting on the object are _________, the net force is not zero and the motion of the object changes.

Back (Answer)

Unbalanced Forces

#6
Front (Question)

The Gravitational between you and the Earth. This would be different on another planet than on Earth.

Back (Answer)

Weight

#7
Front (Question)

An object will remain at rest or move with constant speed unless a net force is applied.

Back (Answer)

Newton’s First Law

#8
Front (Question)

This connects force, acceleration, and mass; it explains that an object acted upon by a force will accelerate in the direction of the force; acceleration equals net force divided by mass.

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Newton’s Second Law

#9
Front (Question)

Forces always act in equal but opposite pairs; for every action there is an equal ad opposite reaction

Back (Answer)

Newton’s Third Law