The force that opposes motion, either when you try to make something move or whilst moving
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AIR RESISTANCE
Friction between an object and the air that it is moving through
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VISCOUS DRAG
Occurs when an object is moving through a liquid
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UPTHRUST
Upward force that liquids and gases exert on objects
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MAGNETIC
Forces that magnets exert on other magnets or other ferrous materials
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ELECTROSTATIC
Force between electrically charged objects
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TENSION
String, cables, ropes etc. that are being stretched.
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MOMENTUM
Is a measure of how easily an object may be brought to rest
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MOMENT
The moment of a force is 'its turning effect.'
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HOOKE'S LAW
The extension of a spring is directly proportional to the force pulling it. If stretched beyond the elastic limit the spring will not return to its original shape.
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ELASTIC
Property of a body or substance by which it tends to resume its original size and shape after being subject to deforming stresses.
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GRAVITATIONAL FIELD STRENGTH
is the force that attracts objects with mass to each other
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GALAXIES
Huge clusters of billions of stars
Our galaxy is the milky way
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CURRENT
The rate of flow of electric charge
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VOLTAGE
A measure of energy transferred to (or from) the charge moving between two points
The voltage of an energy source tells us how much energy is transferred per coulomb of charge that is passed through the battery
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RESISTANCE
The ration of potential difference across a conductor to the current flowing through it.
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ELECTRICAL POWER
The rate at which electrical energy is converted in an appliance
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