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The Executive Branch agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's civilian space program and aeronautics and aerospace research.
A thousandth of the metric standard unit of mass (see kg). The gram was originally based upon the weight of a cubic centimeter of water, which still approximates the current value.
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A multiplier, x109, from the Latin "gigas" (giant). See the entry for CGPM.
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Two commonly used units of force are the Newton and the dyne. Force = Mass X Acceleration.
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An imaginary circle around a body which is everywhere equidistant from the poles, defining the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres.
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Change in velocity. Note that since velocity comprises both direction and magnitude (speed), a change in either direction or speed constitutes acceleration.
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