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Speed

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A scalar where quantity is moving at a volicity

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Force

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A push or pull acting on an object

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Velocity

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Distance at a time and direction

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Acceleration

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Change in the rate of objects; that can be positive or negative

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Mass

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Amount of matter object has

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Momentum

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Mass in motion at a direction

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Scalar quantity

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Magnitude

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Pythagorean Theorem

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How to determine the distance on an unknown side of a triangle

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Force equation

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Mass x acceleration

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Speed equation

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Distance / time

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Velocity equation

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Distance / time direction

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Momentum equation

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Mass x speed

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Electricity

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A current with electrons with attraction to protons

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Electrons

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Negative

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Protons

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Positive

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Charged

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To have unbalanced amounts on an atom

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Neutral

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Balanced amount in an atom

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Static electricity

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Electricity that doesn’t move or transfer through

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Electric current

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A strip which electricity moves

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Amorous

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Measurement of electric current

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Circuit

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The path electrons follow

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Open circuit

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Broken circuit that electricity can’t follow

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Closed circuit

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A complete circuit that electrons can follow

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Schematic diagrams

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Blueprint of a circulatory process

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Conductor

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Something that transfers electricity

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Material that makes electricity easy to flow

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Insulator

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Resistance

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How hard or easy it is to conduct electricity

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Ohms

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Measurement of resistance

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Voltage

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Energy provided by a power source to electrons

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Electromagnetic force

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Force that keeps currents flowing

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Terminal

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Where electrons leave or enter battery

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Direct current

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Current only flows in one direction

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Electromagnetic force

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Force that keeps currents flowing

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Measurement of voltage

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Volts

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Terminal

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Electrons move through batteries

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Alternating current

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Current that changes in direction

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Series circuit

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Circuit that flows in one path

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Circuit follows more than one path

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Parellel

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Electric power

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Amount of electric energy at all times

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Watt

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Unit of electrical power

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Amm meter

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Measures amms

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Volt meter

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Measures volts

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