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5325540165Net Forcenet force is the remaining force that produces any acceleration of an object when all opposing forces have been canceled out. Opposing forces decrease the effect of acceleration, lowering the net force of acceleration acting on an object reference.com0
5325543514Tensionthe pulling force transmitted axially by means of a string, cable, chain, or similar one-dimensional continuous object, or by each end of a rod, truss member, or similar three-dimensional object reference.com1
5325543525Weightthe force of gravity on the object and may be defined as the mass times the acceleration of gravity, w = mg http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/mass.html2
5325548315Frictional Forcea force that is created whenever two surfaces move or try to move across each other. Friction always opposes the motion or attempted motion of one surface across another surface. Friction is dependant on the texture of both surfaces. http://regentsprep.org/REGENTS/PHYSICS/PHYS01/FRICTION/DEFAULT.HTM3
5325548316Normal Forcethe support force exerted upon an object that is in contact with another stable object http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/Lesson-2/Types-of-Forces4
5325552758Centripetal Forcea force that pulls an object moving in a circular path toward the center of its path http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centripetal%20force5
5325552759Spring Forcethe force exerted by a compressed or stretched spring upon any object that is attached to it. An object that compresses or stretches a spring is always acted upon by a force that restores the object to its rest or equilibrium position. http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/Lesson-2/Types-of-Forces6
5325558519Air Resistance Forcethe frictional force air exerts against a moving object. As an object moves, air resistance slows it down. The faster the object's motion, the greater the air resistance exerted against it. http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-311830/force7
5325558520Applied Forcea force that is applied to an object by a person or another object. If a person is pushing a desk across the room, then there is an applied force acting upon the object. The applied force is the force exerted on the desk by the person. http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/Lesson-2/Types-of-Forces8
5325564430Free Body Diagramdiagrams used to show the relative magnitude and direction of all forces acting upon an object in a given situation. A free-body diagram is a special example of the vector diagrams that were discussed in an earlier unit. http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/Lesson-2/Drawing-Free-Body-Diagrams9
5456175281coefficient of frictionthe ratio between the force necessary to move one surface horizontally over another and the pressure between the two surfaces google.com10
5456189314static frictionthe friction that exists between a stationary object and the surface on which it's resting physicsclassroom.com11
5456202043kinetic frictionthe amount of retarding force between two objects that are moving relative to each other. physicsclassroom.com12

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