Physics of Sports
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              Force - Any influence that causes an object to undergo a certain change

              Acceleration - Rate of change of velocity

              Velocity - Speed in a given direction

              Impulse - Product of an applied force and the time over which that force is applied

              Torque - A type of force that creates a twisting or rotation

              Center of Mass - Point in body's distribution of mass where all mass is concentrated

              Momentum - Quantity of motion an object has (mass*velocity)

              Collision - An encounter between particles resulting an an exchange or transformation of energy

              Inertia - The resistance an object of mass has to not change velocity or direction

              Conservation of Momentum - The principle that linear or angular momentum in a closed system is constant, as long as no outside force is applied.
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