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scientific method
how can only 7 basic units serve to exp…
precision- how close a series of number…
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ask question, observe, hypothesis, test results, share results
dunno
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5 sig figs
scientific method
ask question, observe, hypothesis, test results, share results
how can only 7 basic units serve to exp…
dunno
Physics
Scientific fact
Hypothesis
Scientific law or principle
is about the nature of basic things such as motion, forces, en…
is a close agreement by competent observerswho make a series o…
is an educated guess that is not fully accepted.
hypothesis that is test over and over and not contradicted.
Physics
is about the nature of basic things such as motion, forces, en…
Scientific fact
is a close agreement by competent observerswho make a series o…
action force
reaction force
interaction
Newton's third law
the initial push or pull of one object on another object
force acting in the opposite direction
the result of things acting upon or with one another
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
action force
the initial push or pull of one object on another object
reaction force
force acting in the opposite direction
vibration
wave
period
simple harmonic motion
an oscillation, or repeating back and forth motion, about an e…
A disturbance that repeats regularly in space and time and tha…
the time required to complete a single cycle
the back and forth vibratory motion of a swinging pendulum
vibration
an oscillation, or repeating back and forth motion, about an e…
wave
A disturbance that repeats regularly in space and time and tha…
Interference
Double Slit experiment
Diffraction
Thin Film Interference
When light waves interact with other light waves either constr…
Light goes through two slits and is diffracted which causes in…
Light is bent around a corner
A natural phenomenon in which light waves reflected by the upp…
Interference
When light waves interact with other light waves either constr…
Double Slit experiment
Light goes through two slits and is diffracted which causes in…
Newton's third law of motion
Vector quantity
Scalar quantity
Vector
Whenever one object exerts a force on a second object, the sec…
A quantity that has both magnitude and direction. Examples are…
A quantity that has magnitude but not direction. Examples are…
An arrow drawn to scale used to represent a vector quantity.
Newton's third law of motion
Whenever one object exerts a force on a second object, the sec…
Vector quantity
A quantity that has both magnitude and direction. Examples are…
Scientific method
Problem (Observation)... Hypothesis... Experi…
Controlled experiment
Control
An orderly method for gaining, organizing, and applying new kn…
What are the 5 steps of the Scientific Method?
usually has a control group that is kept under normal conditio…
a group that is kept under normal conditions, used as a compar…
Scientific method
An orderly method for gaining, organizing, and applying new kn…
Problem (Observation)... Hypothesis... Experi…
What are the 5 steps of the Scientific Method?
vibration
wave
period
simple harmonic motion
an oscillation, or repeating back and forth motion, about an e…
A disturbance that repeats regularly in space and time and tha…
the time required for a completer orbit or to complete a singl…
the back and forth vibratory motion of a swinging pendulum
vibration
an oscillation, or repeating back and forth motion, about an e…
wave
A disturbance that repeats regularly in space and time and tha…
current
generator
volts
qualitative
A flow of electric charge.
A machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical ener…
measures the push of electricity through a conductor
observation... (ex: I noticed....)
current
A flow of electric charge.
generator
A machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical ener…
Electric Forces
Charge
Columb
Atom
a force of attraction or repulsion determined by electrical ch…
the fundamental property to which the mutual attractions or re…
SI unit of charge, abbreviated C; 1 C = 6.24 billion billion (…
the smallest unit of a chemical element consisting of a collec…
Electric Forces
a force of attraction or repulsion determined by electrical ch…
Charge
the fundamental property to which the mutual attractions or re…
force
net force
vector
vector quantity
A push or pull exerted on an object
The combination of all forces acting on an object
An arrow that has represents the magnitude and direction of a…
a quantity that needs both magnitude and direction for a compl…
force
A push or pull exerted on an object
net force
The combination of all forces acting on an object
Whirl a rock at the end of a string on…
A sheet of paper can be withdrawn from…
A heavy object and a light object are d…
The newton is a unit of:
follow a straight-line path
the milk carton has inertia
the heavier object
force
Whirl a rock at the end of a string on…
follow a straight-line path
A sheet of paper can be withdrawn from…
the milk carton has inertia
Period
Frequency
Amplitude
Wavelength
One back and forth swing
The number of waves per second- The unit of frequency is hertz…
The height of a wave from the midline
The length of one wave
Period
One back and forth swing
Frequency
The number of waves per second- The unit of frequency is hertz…
Speed
Instantaneous Speed
Average Speed
Velocity
How fast an object moves: the distance traveled per unit of ti…
The speed at any instant
the total distance traveled divided by the time of travel
An object's speed and direction of motion
Speed
How fast an object moves: the distance traveled per unit of ti…
Instantaneous Speed
The speed at any instant
1) high/positive low/negative
4) voltage
5) ampere (A)
8) restistance
Electric charge flows form a region _______ electric potential…
If we think about potential difference we are thinking about _…
The unit for current is the ____________.
The ohm (Ω) is the unit for electrical ________________.
1) high/positive low/negative
Electric charge flows form a region _______ electric potential…
4) voltage
If we think about potential difference we are thinking about _…
The newton is a unit of a. force b. mas…
If an object's mass is decreasing while…
Two billiard balls having the same mass…
An object is propelled along a straight…
a. force
c. increases.
a. 0
c. twice as much.
The newton is a unit of a. force b. mas…
a. force
If an object's mass is decreasing while…
c. increases.
An airplane in an acrobatic loop-the-lo…
When you stand on two bathroom scales,…
An object can be in equilibrium whether…
When Nellie Newton hangs evenly by a pa…
false
half your weight
true
half her weight
An airplane in an acrobatic loop-the-lo…
false
When you stand on two bathroom scales,…
half your weight
component vector
projectile
resultant vector
satellite
one of the vectors whose sum is the resultant vector
an object that moves through air the air or through space, act…
result of adding two or more vectors
An object that revolves around another object
component vector
one of the vectors whose sum is the resultant vector
projectile
an object that moves through air the air or through space, act…
Big idea
Flow of charge
Potential difference
Electric current
electric current is related to the voltage that produces it an…
When the ends of an electric conductor are at different electr…
a difference of voltage between ends of a conductor.
the flow of electric charge measured in amperes; ... The symbol…
Big idea
electric current is related to the voltage that produces it an…
Flow of charge
When the ends of an electric conductor are at different electr…
Friction
Inertia
Newton's Law
Kilgrams
The name given to the force that acts between materials that t…
The property of a body able to resist changes to its state of…
Also known as Law of inertia, is a restatement of Galileo's id…
The measurement of mass.
Friction
The name given to the force that acts between materials that t…
Inertia
The property of a body able to resist changes to its state of…
Force
Net Force
Normal / Support Force
Vector
A push or pull exerted on an object
The combination of all forces acting on an object
A force exerted by one object on another in a direction perpen…
A quantity that has magnitude and direction
Force
A push or pull exerted on an object
Net Force
The combination of all forces acting on an object
force
net force
vector
equilibrium
push or pull
combination of all forces acting on an object
arrow that represents magnitude and direction of a quantity
when an object is at rest or moving at a constant speed in a s…
force
push or pull
net force
combination of all forces acting on an object