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The prefix kilo means

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1000

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What involves the study of matter and it’s motion through space ad time

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Physics

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The correct symbol for the SI unit of temperature is

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K

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The SI unit that is used to measure time is the

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Second

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The variable plotted in the horizontal or x- axis is called the

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Independent variable

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How many meters are there in 1,865 cm

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18.65

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The best type if graph to use to show how some fixed quantity is broken down into parts is

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Circle graph

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A beaker contains 0.32 L of water. What is the volume of this water in milliliters

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600

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Another term for technology is

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Applied science

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The process of gathering information through the senses is called

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Observation

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When designing and experiment, the first step is to

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State the problem

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A factor that is manipulated in an experiment to change the dependent variable is the

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Independent variable

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A rule or principle that describes what happens in nature is a

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Scientific law

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What is a system of knowledge and the Mathias used to find that knowledge

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Science

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An explanation if an event that is based on repeated observations and experiments is a

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Theory

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What are the building blocks of all matter

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Atoms

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An idea, event, or object can be represented by. To help people better understand it

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Model

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A standard for comparison that helps to ensure that the experimental result is caused by the condition being

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Control

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A factor in an experiment that changes from the manipulation of the independent variable is the

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Dependent variable

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A factor that does NOT change in an experiment is the

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Constant

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Studying the effect if one thing on another in order to yet a hypothesis is an

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Experiment

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Motion is a change in

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Position

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3m/s north is an example of

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Velocity

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A merry go round horse moves at a constant speed but at a changing

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Velocity

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Acceleration is rate of change of

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Velocity

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A horizontal line on a velocity/ time graph shows

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Same speed

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Inertia varies depending on

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Mass

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27
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Newton’s first law of motion is also called the law of

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Inertia

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What is the speed of a bobsled whose distance time graph indicators that it traveled 100 m in 25 s

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4 m/s

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Suppose you increase your walking speed from 1 m/s to 3 m/s in a period of 1s. What is your acceleration?

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2 m/s

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The upward force on an other falling through the air is

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Air resistance

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The relationship among mass, force, and acceleration is explained by

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Newton’s second law of motion

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A feather will fall through that air more slowly than a brick because of

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Air resistance

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33
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The acceleration due to gravity is

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9.8 m/s

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34
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According to Newton’s second law of motion

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F=mxa

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35
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When an object moves in a circular path, it accelerates toward the center of the circle as a result of

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Centripetal force

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36
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The path of a projectile is

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Curved

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37
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For an object, the greater the force that’s applied to it, the grater its ___ will be

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Acceleration

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38
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The size of the gravitational force between two objects depends on their

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Masses and distance between them

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39
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When a force is exerted on a box, an equal and opposite force is exerted by the box. These forces are called _____ forces

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Action-reaction

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The statement “to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction” is

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Newton’s third law of motion

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A 300 N force acts on a 25 kg object. The acceleration of the object is

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12 m/s 2

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42
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The SI unit of force is the

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Newton

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43
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When an unbalanced force acts on an object

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The objects accelerates

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44
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What is the momentum of a 50 kilogram ice skater gliding across the ice at a speed of 5m/s

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250 kg•m/s

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45
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The rate at which work is done is called

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Power

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46
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The unit of power is the

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Watt

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47
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If you exert a force of 10.0 N to lift a box a distance of .09 m, how much do you do

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9.0 J

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48
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The kinetic energy of an object increase as its ____ increases

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Velocity

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49
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The SI unit for energy is the

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Joule

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50
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A bus engine transfers chemical potential energy into _____ so that the bus moves

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Kinetic energy

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51
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In a nuclear fusion reaction mass is transformed into

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Energy

52
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According to the law of conservation of energy the total amount of energy in the universe

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Is never created or destroyed but changes forms

53
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A material that reduces the flow of heat by conduction convection and radiation

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An insulated

54
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The transfers of energy that does not require matter is

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Radiation

55
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Energy from the sun travels to earth as

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Radiant energy

56
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The process by which engine fuels burn is called

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Combustion

57
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A device that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy is a

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Heat engine

58
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The energy of motion is called

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Kinetic energy

59
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A small 20 kilogram canoe is floating downriver at a speed of 2 m/s what is the canoes kinetic energy

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It’s speed

60
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A 4 kilogram cat is resting on top of a bookshelf that is 3 meters high. What is the cats gravitational potential energy relative to the floor if the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s 2

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118 J

61
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Which of the following increases when an object becomes warmer

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Thermal energy

62
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The energy stored in gasoline is

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Chemical energy

63
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The mechanical energy of an object equals it’s

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Kinetic energy plus it’s potential energy

64
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Fossil fuels currently account for the majority of the worlds energy use because they are

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Relatively inexpensive and readily available

65
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Heat is the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another because of a difference in

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Temperature

66
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What property of an object is related to the average kinetic energy of the particles in that object

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Temperature

67
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In the formula Q=mxcxtriangleT which quantity represents the specific heat

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C

68
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Matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape is a

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Solid

69
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Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape is a

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Liquid

70
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Most matter ____ when heated

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Expands

71
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The theoretical point at which all molecular motion stops is called

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Absolute zero

72
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What is the SI unit of pressure

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The pascal

73
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Which of the following states bernoulli’s principle

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As the speed if a fluid increases the pressure within the fluid decreases

74
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According to _____ the buoyant force on an object in a fluid is equal to the weight if the fluid displaces by the object

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Archimedes principle

75
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According to ____ as the velocity of a fluid increases the pressure exerted by the fluid decreases

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Bernoulli’s principle

76
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According to ______ pressure applies to a fluid is transmitted unchanged throughout that fluid

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Pascal principle

77
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The upward force acting on an object submerged in a fluid is called

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Buoyant force

78
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The most common state of matter in the universe is

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Plasma

79
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A fluid’s resistance to flow is called

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Viscosity

80
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When you squeeze together the coils of a spring and then release them you are creating a ___ wave

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Compressional

81
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You are creating a wave on a spring if you start shaking the spring more slowly the wave length of the resulting wave will

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Increases

82
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The energy a wave carries is measured by its

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Amplitude

83
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You can see this paper your desk and the person in front of you because light is being

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Reflected

84
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When a wave passes from a less dense medium to a more dense medium the _____ may change

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Speed

85
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When the crest of one wave passes through the trough of another wave _____ take place

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Destructive interference

86
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Sound travels in a ____ waver

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Compressional

87
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The speed of sound in _____ is greater than the speed of sound in water

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Loudness

88
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The unit uses to measure frequency is the

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Hertz

89
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For the Doppler effect to occur ____

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Either source or listener must be moving

90
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Reverberation in concert halls is caused by ____ of sound

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Reflections

91
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A system of using the reflection of underwear sound waves is

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Sonar

92
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Electromagnetic waves

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Are transverse waves

93
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The _____ is the particle that carries radiant energy

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Photon

94
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Electromagnetic radiation with the shortest wavelengths is

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Gamma rays

95
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The frequency of purple light is _____ that if yellow light

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Higher than

96
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_____ are used for medical imaging

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X rays

97
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Gamma rays are dangerous because they

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Break down molecules and cells

98
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AM wave frequencies are _____ FM frequencies

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Lower than

99
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FM. Frequencies are in the range of

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Radio waves

100
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Television uses _____ to transmit signals

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Radio waves

101
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What wavelength of light is reflected from a red shirt

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Red

102
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The primary pigment colors are

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Magenta cyan and yellow

103
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The color _____ is produced by blending the three primary pigments

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Black

104
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If light waves change speed when they pass from one medium into another the light will be

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Refracted

105
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The primary light colors are

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Red blue green

106
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The color _____ is produced by blending the three primary colors of ligh

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White

107
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Any smooth surface that reflects light to form an image is a

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Mirror

108
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The bowl of a shiny spoon forms an enlarged upright image similar to that of a _____ mirror

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Concave

109
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_____ are thick in the middle and thin at the edges

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Convex lenses

110
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The image formed by a plane mirror is

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Upright and reverses

111
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Light is refracted and spread out by a

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Concave lens

112
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Resistance is measured in a unit called

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Ohm

113
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The statement that current is equal to the voltage difference divided by the resistance is known as

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Ohm’s law

114
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A path that allows only one route for an electric current is called

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Series circuit

115
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Electric charge that had accumulated on an object is referred to as

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Static electricity

116
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A material through which electrons do not easily flow is an

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Insulator

117
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Lightning is

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A large discharge of static electricity

118
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One source of constant electric current is a

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Dry cell battery

119
Q

Which of the following is a designed to open an overload circuit and prevent overheating

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Circuit breaker

120
Q

A device that increases or decreased voltage in a power line is a

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Transformer

121
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Current that does not reverse direction is called

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Direct current

122
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Current that reverses direction Ina regular pattern is called

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Alternating current

123
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What creates magnetic field

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Moving electric charges

124
Q

Which if the following particles is smaller than rest

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Electron

125
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I what star must matter exist for fusion reactions to take place

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Electron

126
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In what state must matter exist for fusion reaction to take place

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Plasma

127
Q

What is the resistance of a circuit that has a voltage of 90 and a current of 9 amps

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10 ohms

128
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What is the current of a circuit is the voltage is 120 volts and the resistance is 4 ohms

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30 amps

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