SCIENCE Flashcards

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What is distance?

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the length of the path between two points

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What is a frame of reference?

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a system of objects that are not moving with respect to one another

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What is displacement?

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the direction from the starting point and the length of a straight line from the starting point to the ending point

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What is the distance between distance and displacement?

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Distance is the length of a path

Displacement is a straight line from start to finish

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What is a vector?

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a quantity that has magnitude and direction

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What happens when you combine displacements in the same direction? In the opposite direction?

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same- add the displacements

different- subtract the displacements

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What is a resultant vector?

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the vector sum of 2+ vectors

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What is speed?

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the ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time the object moves

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What is average speed?

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the total distance traveled divided by the time it takes to travel that distance
(v=d/t)

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What is instantaneous speed?

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the rate at which an object is moving at a given moment in time

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What is velocity?

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the speed and direction in which an object is moving

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What is a force?

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a push or pull that acts on an objetc

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What is a net force?

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the overall force acting on an object after all the forces are combined

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What is the difference between balanced and unbalanced force?

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A balanced force does not create motion

An unbalanced force creates motion

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What are the three frictions?

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static
rolling
sliding

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Which is the strongest friction?

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static

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Earth’s gravity acts downwards towards where?

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the center of the earth

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What is terminal velocity?

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the constant velocity of a falling object when the force of air resistance equals the force of gravity

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What is a Newton?

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the force that causes a 1 kg mass to accelerate at a rate of 1 m/s

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What is projectile motion?

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the motion of a falling object after it is given an initial forward velocity

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Which scientist made many scientific discoveries through careful observation and logical reasoning and held back the progress in the study of motion for almost 2,000 years?

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Which scientist concluded that moving objects would continue to move indefinitely by rolling balls down wooden ramps?

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Which scientist discovered the three laws of motion?

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What is inertia?

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the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

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State Newton's first law of motion and give an example.
An object at rest tends to stay at rest while an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. EX.-stopping a rolling soccer ball
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State Newton's second law of motion and give an example.
The acceleration of an objects is equal to the net force acting on it divided by the object's mass. (A=f/m) EX.- a big ball and a small ball rolling down a hill
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State Newton's third law of motion and give an example.
For every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction. | EX.- person swimming through water
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What is mass?
a measure of the inertia of an object and depends on the amount of matter an object contains
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What is weight?
the force of gravity acting on an object
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What is the difference between weight and mass?
weight is dependent on gravity | mass is dependent on the amount of mass in an object
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Greater mass equals __________ acceleration.
slower
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Smaller mass equals __________ acceleration.
larger
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What kind of force causes an object's velocity to change?
unbalanced
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The acceleration and the force of an object acts in the ___________ direction.
same
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Where would you weigh more: on earth or on the moon?
Earth
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What is the formula for weight?
w= mass • acceleration due to gravity
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What is momentum measured in?
Momentum (kg•m/s)= mass (kg) • velocity (m/s)
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Action-reaction forces are known as a what?
pair of forces
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What two factors affect momentum?
mass | velocity
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In a __________ system, the loss of momentum of one object equals the gain in the momentum of another object
closed
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What are the four universal forces?
Electromagnetic Strong nuclear Weak nuclear Gravitational
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What are the only two forces that attract and repel?
Electric | magnetic
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What is the difference between a strong nuclear force and a weak nuclear force?
Strong- acts on neutrons and protons, acts over very short distance, very strong Weak- acts on all particles, acts over short distance, weaker then strong nuclear force
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What did Newton's law of universal gravitation state?
that everything in the universe is attracted to everything else
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Gravitational force between two objects depends on what?
mass | distance
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What causes the ocean tides?
moon
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What are four uses for artificial satellites?
Monitor Earth's weather Study Earth's climate Receive and transmit calls Gaze into space