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Conservative force

A conservative force is a type of force that you can't see, but you can feel it. It's like an invisible push and pull between two things, like magnets. The push and pull try to keep things in the same place. For example, when you try to move a heavy box, it pushes back and it's harder to move. That's the conservative force trying to keep it still.
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