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Newton’s First Law of Motion: States that an object tends to remain at rest or in motion unless acted on by an outside force.

Newton’s Second Law of Motion: States that the acceleration of a body is directly proportional to the force applied and inversely proportional to its mass.

Newton’s Third Law of Motion: States that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Inertia: The resistance of a stationary object to being moved and the resistance of a moving object to changing its direction and speed.

Gravity: Force of attraction.

Friction: Resistance to motion.

Balanced forces: Two or more forces are equally strong and exert force in the opposite direction.

Unbalanced Forces: Forces which are not being balanced by a force of equal strength and in opposite direction.

Equilibrium: When conditions are constant in all locations.

Newtons: Units of gravitational force.

Center of Mass: The point at which the pull of gravity of an object is considered concentrated.

Force: A push or pull; something that changes the motion of an object.

Centripetal Force: Any force that keeps an object moving in a circle.

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