#56 Flashcards
force
push or pull
Newton
SI base unit for force
net force
overall force acting on an object when all of the forces are combined
mass
the amount of “stuff” (atoms) that something is made of
volume
the amount on 3-D space that something occupies
matter
anything that has mass and volume
hypothesis
a possible explanation or possible answer to a question; educated guess
theory
statement based on hypotheses that have been tested many times and proven correct
crest
top of wave
trough
bottom of wave
wave length
distance from 1 crest to very next crest
amplitude
distance from rest line to trough or crest
frequency
numbers of crests that pass a point in 1 second
Hertz
metric unit for frequency, Hz
Electromagnetic Wave
wave that can travel through space or matter and is made up of both electric and magnetic fields, also called EM wave