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Unit 3--Fall Flashcards

Strengthen knowledge of vocabulary to increase comprehension of subject

1
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measure of the amount of kinetic energy in a material/object

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temperature

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sum of potential and kinetic energy in an object

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thermal energy

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3
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thermal energy that flows from an area of high temperature to an area of low temperature

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heat

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4
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amount of heat required to raise 1 kg of a material by 1 degree C

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specific heat

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5
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transfers thermal energy by electromagnetic waves

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radiation

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transfers thermal energy by collisions between particles in matter

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conduction

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transfer of thermal energy in a fluid by movement of warmer and cooler fluid from place to place, like currents

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convection

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8
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material in which heat flows slowly

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insulator

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material in which heat flows quickly

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conductor

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10
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how particles move: includes 3 parts
all matter is made up of particles, all particles are in constant, random motion and particles collide with themselves and their container

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kinetic molecular theory

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temperature at which a solid begins to liquefy, particles slip out of their ordered arrangement

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melting point

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12
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amount of energy required to change a substance from solid to liquid at its melting point

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heat of fusion

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13
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temperature at which pressure of the vapor in the liquid is equal to external pressure acting on the surface of liquid

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boiling point

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14
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amount of energy required for liquid at its boiling point to become a gas

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heat of vaporization

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spreading of particles until particles are uniformly distributed, particles move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration until equilibrium

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diffusion

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16
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matter consisting of positively and negatively charged particles

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plasma

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17
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increase in size when temperature is increased

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thermal expansion

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ability of a liquid or gas to exert an upward force on an object immersed in it

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buoyancy

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19
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force per unit area; measured in pascals

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pressure

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20
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mass divided by volume

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density

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21
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resistance to flow of a fluid; resistance of a fluid to flow

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viscosity

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22
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Newton / meter squared; measure of pressure

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pascal

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23
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plasma, solid, liquid, gas

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four states of matter

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24
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buoyant force of an object is equal to the weight of the fluid the object displaces; if these are equal the object floats

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Archimedes’ Principle

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25
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pressure applied to a fluid is transmitted unchanged throughout the fluid

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Pascal’s Principle

26
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pressure exerted by a fluid decreases as it’s velocity increases; faster moving particles have less pressure than slower moving particles

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Bernoulli’s Principle

27
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when volume of a gas decreases, the pressure increases at a constant temperature

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Boyle’s Law

28
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volume of a gas increases when temperature increases at constant pressure

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Charles’s Law

29
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repeating disturbance/movement that transfers energy through matter/space

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matter waves travel though

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matter in medium moves perpendicular to wave direction

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transverse wave

32
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matter in medium moves in same direction as wave travels

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compressional wave/longitudinal wave

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high points (top) in wave

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low points (bottom) in wave

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dense region of compressional wave

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compression

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less dense region of compressional wave

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rarefaction

37
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distance crest to crest in transverse wave OR distance from compression to compression in compressional wave

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wavelength

38
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number of wavelengths passing a fixed point in a second

39
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amount of time it take one wavelength to pass a point

40
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frequency times wavelength

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wave speed

41
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distance from rest position to top of crest or bottom of trough

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amplitude of transverse wave

42
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distance between coils in compressions and rarefaction

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amplitude of longitudinal waves (compressional)

43
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wave strikes an object and bounces off

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reflection

44
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bending of a wave caused by change in speed as it moves from medium to medium

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refraction

45
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an object causes a wave to change direction and bend around the object

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diffraction

46
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waves overlap and combine to form a new wave

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interference

47
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waves in phase; 2 or more waves arrive at the same place at the same time to form a new wave, amplitudes are added together in the new wave

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constructive interference

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waves out of phase; 2 or more waves arrive at the same place at the same time to form new wave, amplitudes are subtracted from each other in new wave

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destructive interference

49
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wave pattern where waves of equal wavelength and amplitude travel in opposite directions

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standing wave

50
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object vibrates by absorbing energy at its natural frequencies

51
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vibrating electric charges; transfer energy between vibrating electric and magnetic fields; travel through space

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electromagnetic waves

52
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energy carried by electromagnetic waves

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radiant energy

53
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particles whose energy depends on frequency of waves

54
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low frequency electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than 1mm

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radio waves

55
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radio waves with wavelengths less than 1m

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microwaves

56
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electromagnetic waves with wavelength between 1mm and 750 billionths of a meter; thermal energy is transmitted by these

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infrared waves

57
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range of electromagnetic waves detectable with your eyes; wavelengths from 750 billionths to 400 billionths of a meter

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visible light

58
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electromagnetic waves with wavelength from 400 billionths to 10 billionths of a meter; cause sunburn and damage skin

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ultraviolet waves

59
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electromagnetic waves with wavelengths from 10billionths of a meter to 10 trillionths of a meter; uses in medicine and airports

60
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electromagnetic waves with wavelengths shorter than 10 trillionths of a meter; highest energy electromagnetic waves

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gamma rays

61
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system of satellites, monitoring stations and receivers to determine exact location at or above Earth’s surface

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Global Positioning System (GPS)

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