Motion
Newton's Laws
Electricity & Magnetism
Simple Machines
Waves, Sound & Light
100
The rate at which an object moves

speed

100

This law is also called the Law of Inertia

Newton's 1st Law

100

The movement of electrons through a conductor

electric current

100

This is a device that makes work easier by multiplying or redirecting force.

simple machine

100

The highest point of a wave is called this.

crest

200

Speed in a specific direction

velocity

200

This law explains how force, mass & acceleration are related

Newton's 2nd Law

200

This type of electricity builds up and suddenly discharges

static electricity

200

This simple machine has a bar and a fulcrum.

lever

200

The height of a wave determines this property of sound.

loudness (amplitude)

300

A change in velocity

acceleration

300

“For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction” describes this law.

Newton's 3rd Law

300

This surrounds magnets and charged objects.

Electric Field

300

This simple machine uses a rope and wheel.

pulley

300

Shorter wavelengths produce this type of pitch.

higher pitch

400

A car going 60 mph east is an example of this

velocity

400

A passenger moving forward when a car stops is an example of this law.

Newton's 1st law

400

This force can both attract and repel.

electromagnetic force

400

This simple machine is a slanted surface used to lift objects.

inclined plane

400

This type of material allows some light to pass through, but not all.

translucent

500

A car slows down as it approaches a traffic light. This is an example of...

(negative) acceleration

500

If two objects experience the same force, the one with less mass will have greater ______.

acceleration

500

These are tiny regions where magnetic fields of atoms are aligned.

domains

500

This simple machine is made of two inclined planes and is used to split objects.

wedge

500

Light bending as it passes through a material is called this.

refraction

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