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chapter 12 flashcards
4 cards·by mmendenhall
force
a push or a pull that acts on an object
newton
the SI unit for force, equal to the force that causes a 1-kilogram mass to accelerate at a rate of
one meter per second squared
net force
the over all force acting on an object after all the forces are combined
friction
a force that opposes the motion of objects that touch as they move past eachother