Semester 1 Flashcards

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1
Q

What kind of forces are Gravity and Magnets?

A

Non- Contact

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2
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What are the 3 things the atoms in a magnet are made of?

A
  • Protons
  • Neutrons
  • Electrons
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3
Q

The North Pole of a magnet is attracted to the

A

South Pole

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4
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The magnets are at its strongest at the

A

Ends

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5
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What can a force be

A

A push
A twist
A pull

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6
Q

What does Inertia mean?

A

When something stays still.

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7
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What can be used to measure forces?

A

A Spring Balance

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8
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What does it mean if an objects forces are unbalanced.

A

Not constantly moving or staying still.

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9
Q

Which components are inside of the Atom in the Nucleas

A

Protons and Neutrons

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10
Q

How can you produce static electricity?

A

Friction

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11
Q

If something is neutral it has

A

No Charge

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12
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Motion

A

The change of motion

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13
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air resistance

A

Friction between an object and the air around it and slows the object down

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14
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friction

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A force that slows objects down, occurs whenever one object tries to move over another

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15
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mass

A

Measurement of how much matter is in an object

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16
Q

inertia?

A

The tendency to resist any change in motion

17
Q

Weight

A

The pulling force of gravity on an object

18
Q

Stability

A

Balanced

19
Q

Magnetic pole

A

The ends of a magnet

20
Q

Compass

A

An instrument showing the direction of magnetic north

21
Q

Attraction

A

A force that draws objects together

22
Q

Repulsion

A

A force by which objects repel one another

23
Q

Magnet

A

Attracts objects containing metal

24
Q

Electromagnet

A

A type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current

25
Q

Electric field

A

A force field that exists around an electric charge

26
Q

Atom

A

Tiny particles that everything is made up of

27
Q

Insulator

A

Objects that do not allow electricity to pass through them

28
Q

Conductor

A

Metallic objects that allow electricity to pass through them

29
Q

Positively charged

A

An object that has more protons than electrons

30
Q

Negatively charged

A

An object that has more electrons than protons

31
Q

Static electricity

A

The type of electricity in charged objects

32
Q

Electrostatic force

A

Objects inside this field will experience electrostatic force

33
Q

Electrons

A

Negative component in static electricity

and found outside the nucleas

34
Q

Protons

A

Positively charged compenents found in the Nucleas