2 B & C Flashcards

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1
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True or false: all forces act in pairs

A

True

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2
Q

_________ forces occur when objects touch each other.

A

Contact

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3
Q

The force of _______ pushes objects together

A

Compression

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4
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The force of ________ causes the particles in an object to move across each other in layers, like when rocks move past each other

A

Shear

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5
Q

The force of _______pulls on an object, usually in a straight line, like tug of war

A

Tension

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6
Q

The force of ________opposes the motion of objects in contact, like ice grinding against rock.

A

Friction

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7
Q

True or false: field forces have to touch.

A

false. Field forces DO NOT touch. The object doing the force can attract or repel the objects in the space around it, like MAGNETIC FORCE

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8
Q

___________gives things weight and its effects are the most noticeable, like keeping the planets in place.

A

Gravity

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9
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What acts against gravity to keep you from sinking into solid ground?

A

The ground. It pushes back against gravity.

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10
Q

What force is lightning?

A

Electric force

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11
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What force does a rope use when holding a climber?

A

Tension

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12
Q

_________ is the ability to do work

A

Energy

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13
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________ is a force that acts on an object as it moves through a distance.

A

Work

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14
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_______ is the ability an object has to do work.

A

Energy.

Example: when you lift a weight, you use energy.

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15
Q

________ energy is an energy that causes things to move, like moving water or a hurricane.

A

Kinetic

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16
Q

___________ energy occurs when a force acting on it gives it the potential to move, like a boulder on top of a peak

A

Potential

17
Q

A force is a push or a ________

A

Pull

18
Q

What are 2 kinds of mechanical energy?

A

Potential and kinetic

19
Q

All objects have thermal energy. The _______ an object is, the more thermal energy it has.

A

Hotter

Ex: the sun has the most thermal energy

20
Q

________ energy is produced by particle motion moving in the same direction.

A

Sound energy

Example: music or waves

21
Q

_________ energy is energy that uses electrical charges, like lightning

A

Electrical

22
Q

Everything that gives of light produces ________ energy

A

Light

23
Q

When atoms are split, ________ energy forms.

A

Nuclear

24
Q

Name the principle:

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can only be changed from one form to another.

A

First Law of Thermodynamics

OR

Conservation of Energy