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The total energy of motion and position of an object.
What is mechanical energy?
100
An interrupted flow of energy.
What is an open circuit?
100
The ability to do work.
What is energy?
100
The action or process of moving or being moved?
What is Motion?
100
The distance an object travels per unit of time.
What is speed?
200
Substances that allow electricity to flow easily. Ex: copper
What is a conductor? Give an example
200
An uninterrupted flow of energy.
What is a closed circuit?
200
The total kinetic energy of the particles that make up a substance.
What is thermal energy?
200
Speed in a given direction.
What is velocity?
200
Distance divided by time
What is the speed formula?
300
Substances that do not allow energy to flow easily Ex: Paper
What is an insulator? Give an example.
300
A damaged or torn circuit.
What is a short circuit?
300
North, South, East, West, Up and Down
What are reference directions?
300
No motion
What is does a horizontal line mean on a distance and time graph?
300
The force that one object exerts on another when they rub against each other.
What is friction?
400
The rate at which velocity changes.
What is acceleration?
400
a parallel circuit
What kind of circuit would you use in your home?
400
Sound Energy & Light Energy
What 2 forms of energy travel in waves?
400
Movement at a fixed (constant) distance per unit of time.
What is constant speed?
400
Mechanical energy= kinetic energy+ potential energy. (KE + PE = ME)
What is the mechanical energy equation?
500
Newton's 1st law: An object at rest stays at rest or an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon. Newton's 2nd law: The greater amount of mass, the greater amount of force needed.
What are Newton's 1st and 2nd laws?
500
They can prevent from a possible fire.
How does a circuit breaker protect a home?
500
Kinetic energy is energy in motion. potential energy is stored energy. When added together, they make mechanical energy.
What is kinetic energy? What is potential? When they are added together what do they make?
500
Slope- The steepness of a line on a graph.
What is a slope?
500
A place or object used for comparison to determine if an object is in motion.
What is a reference point?
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