Science SGO Flashcards
to describe velocity you need to know __________ and ___________
speed direction
acceleration is any change in _____________ and _______________
speed and direction
Inertia resists ______________ in motion
any change
Forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction are ___________ and do not cause a change in motion.
balanced
Newton’s first law of motion states that an object remains at rest unless an ___________ force acts on it.
unbalanced
Whenever a body is in motion, there is always _________ to oppose the motion.
friction
The region of low pressure in a sound wave is called a ____________
rarefraction
Doubling the mass of an object will ________ the force.
double
As the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational force between the objects ______________.
decrease
waves transport ______
energy
when light bounces off a surface, it’s called __________
reflection
To produce sound, an object must be ____________
vibrating
Sound travels fastest in which type of matter?
solid
If you pass a building with a siren sounding, as you move away from the building, the sirens will sound ________ in pitch.
lower
A light wave is which type of energy?
electromagnetic waves
The longest wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum is the _________
radio wave
The material in which a wave travels is a _________
medium
If an object looks blue, it reflects ________ frequencies of light waves.
blue
If light waves change speed when they pass from one medium into another, the light will be ___________.
refracted
Humans are able to only see ______ Light
visible
Which of the following wavelengths would have the highest frequency?
a. 600m
b. 0.5m ·
c. 450m
d. 330m
B. 0.5m
Four items are left out in the sunshine for two hours. Which item will experience the least increase in temperature and why? Blue sweatshirt, black chair, white hat
White hat
Which form of electromagnetic radiation has the highest amount of energy?
gamma ray
Which of the following is a form of nonmechanical energy?
kinetic
potential
solar
solar