Forces
What force would your applied force be if you were lifting a bucket from the ground?
Gravity
What energy is involved in a windmill generator in West Texas?
Kinetic energy from the wind transforms into mechanical energy moving the blades of the windmill which turn the components of a generator creating electrical energy. Electricity is transported through wires and cables to a power supply station.
What is any form of water that falls from the sky?
Precipitation
What causes the creation of deltas?
Water erosion carries sediment down rivers. When the water current slows sediment is deposited at the mouth of the river creatin a new land form called a delta.
What circuit results in all lights turning off when one bulb burns out?
Series
Unbalanced forces
Mass is always what in a solution or mixture?
Conserved
What is the water that flows through creeks and ravines filling lakes, rivers, and oceans called?
Runoff
What causes sand dunes to be created?
Wind erosion carries sand across the surface of the Earth where it gets deposited into small hills called sand dunes.
What circuit results in bulbs staying on when a bulb burns out?
Parallel
What forces are working against an applied force if you are pushing a box up a ramp?
Friction and gravity
What is the list of planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What helps to condense water vapor as it rises?
Cooler temperatures at higher altitudes.
What process is involved in breaking rocks and material into smaller pieces because of water freezing and expanding in the cracks of rocks?
Weathering
What position must a switch be in in order for the circuit to be energized?
Closed
What forces are acting on a tug of war that is not moving in any direction?
Balanced forces
What is a living or once living factor in an ecosystem?
What is a non-living factor in an ecosystem?
Biotic/Abiotic
How does the sun affect the water cycle?
Thermal energy from the sun heats water. The warmer the water temperatures the more water evaporates which results in more condensation. More condensation creates more clouds and precipitation.
What creates V shaped valleys?\ What creates U shaped valleys?
Rivers/Glaciers
What is the physical property of material needed in order to create a circuit?
Conductors
What force is a push or a pull?
An applied force
What process takes place when a gas turns to liquid?
Condensation
What happens to salt water when it evaporates?
Fresh water vapor is formed leaving salt behind.
What is responsible for the creation of sandstone arches?
Wind erosion
What material allows electricity to travel through wires without the energy escaping into the environment?
Insulators