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THE FINAL SCIENCE PACE OF ALL TIME (def) Flashcards

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1
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Torque

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the force that causes rotation

=(force)(lever arm length)

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The law of conservation of momentum

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the total momentum before an impact equals the total momentum after the impact

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unstable equilibrium

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coin balanced on its edge

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4
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stable equilibrium

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suitcase on its side

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5
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neutral equilibrium

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bowling ball

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Kinetic energy

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energy of motion

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7
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potential energy

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energy due to position

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8
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Heat

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the total energy of a substance due to motion of all its molecules

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temperature

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average kinetic energy of the molecules

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First law of thermodynamics

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energy can neither be created nor destroyed

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Second law of thermodynamics

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heat always travels from a region of high temperature to a region of low temperature

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Third law of thermodynamics

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disorder cannot be entirely eliminated from the atoms and molecules of a body

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First law of motion

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every body continues in its state of equilibrium unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it

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14
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Second law of motion

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Resultant force acting upon a body equals the mass times acceleration of the body
F = ma

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Third law of motion

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when any two bodies interact, the force exerted by the first body on the second is equal and opposite to the force exerted by the second on the first

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16
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too low to be heard by the human ear

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infrasonic

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17
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too high to be heard by the human ear

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ultrasonic

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18
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measured in bels

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sound intensity

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19
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speeds greater than the speed of sound in a fluid

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supersonic

20
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sound intensity varies inversely with the square of distance

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inverse square law

21
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uses sound to find an object’s direction and distance

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sonar

22
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apparent change in frequency due to motion

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Doppler effect

23
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repetition of sound due to reflection

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echo

24
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prolonged series of reflections of one sound

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reverberation

25
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change of direction as a wave enters a new medium

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refraction

26
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lowest pitch a vibrating object can produce

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fundamental frequency

27
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caused by interaction of two or more waves

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interference

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interference produces alternate rise and fall

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beats

29
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one object causes another to vibrate

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resonance

30
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Fourier analysis

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the process of separating a single complex wave into a series of simple sine waves

31
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low and high of a transverse wave

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trough and crest

32
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displacement node axis amplitude wavelength

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33
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Optics

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the study of light and vision

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The law of relection

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the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection

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Refraction

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the change in the direction of light as it enters a new medium

36
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The index of refraction of a medium

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ration of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in the particular medium

37
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The law of refraction

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(ni)(sin@i) = (nr)(sin@r)

38
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Color of the rainbow now in the visible spectrum

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indigo

39
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Dispersion

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the separation of light into the visible colors of the spectrum

40
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Diffraction

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the spreading out of waves after they pass through a small opening or the bending of waves as the pass along the edge of an obstruction

41
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negative charge

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excess of electrons

42
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positive charge

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deficit of electrons

43
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electrolysis

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the liberation of an element by passing an electric current through a liquid or molten electrolyte

44
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Ohm’s law

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the current in a conductor is directly proportional to the electric potential and inversely proportional to the resistance

45
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a magnetic domain

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a cluster of adjacent atoms that act as a tiny magnet

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