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  1. gravity
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  2. inertia
    the tendency of something to stay in rest or motion
  3. momentum
    the product of a body's mass and its velocity
  4. vector
    a quantity that has magnitude and direction
  5. distance
    the property created by the space between two objects
  6. time
    the continuum of experience in which events pass to the past
  7. speed
    a rate at which something happens
  8. acceleration
    an increase in rate of change
  9. Newton's first law of motion
    a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force
  10. Newton's second law of motion
    the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force
  11. Newton's third law of motion
    action and reaction are equal and opposite
Created on Sun Sep 29 16:08:41 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Oct 09 20:29:19 EDT 2013)

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