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work
Job or effort to get something done
movement
A change of position that does not entail a change of location
mechanical
Using ___ or tools or devices
power
Strength or the ability to control things
newton
A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1
watts
A unit of power equal to 1 joule per second (plural)
friction
A state of conflict between persons
joules
A unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through (plural)
force
A push or a pull
resistance
A material's opposition to the flow of electric current
distance
Size of the gap between two places
kinetic
Relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
time
An indefinite period
potential
The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
energy
The power to do work or make things move
mass
How much matter something contains

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