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a push or pull exerted on an object
force
the overall force on an object when all the individual forces acting on it are added together
net force
the rate at which velocity changes
acceleration
the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
inertia
the attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects down hill
gravity
the scientific law that every object in the universe attracts every other object
Law of Universal Gravitation
the amount of matter in an object
mass
a measure of the force of gravity on an object
weight
any material that attracts iron and materials that contain iron
magnet
the region around a magnet where the magnetic force is exerted
magnetic field
a device with a magnetized needle that can spin freely; the needle always points north
compass
the angle between geographic north and the north to which a compass needle point
magnetic decliation
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Science Ch. 14
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