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STUDENT RESOURCE 5.1
Vocabulary
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air resistance the force that makes an
object move slower through air
Particles of air push against objects
that move through the air. When
an object moves through air, air
resistance slows it down.
gravity the force that pulls objects
toward Earth
All objects fall to the ground
because of gravity.
AIR • SECTION 5 PARACHUTES AND AIRPLANES