Experimental Design
What makes a valid experiment?
One independent variable
Speed in a specific direction is called?
Velocity
The energy a body possesses because of its motion caused by gravity or elasticity is what?
Mechanical Energy
Electricity that moved through a continuous path is what type of circuit?
A closed circuit
55 Miles per Hour north is an example of what?
Velocity
Characteristics or observations are what kind of data?
Qualitative
Potential Energy converts into?
Kinetic Energy
A hot burner on a stove is an example of what type of energy?
Thermal Energy
A circuit that has several different paths through which electricity flows from the energy source to outputs is what type?
Parallel Circuit
A satellite orbiting the earth is which of Newton's laws?
Newton's 1st law
Data that contains numbers is what kind of data?
Quantitative
How do you calculate force?
Force = mass x acceleration
Lightning is an example of what type of energy?
A battery would be what part of a circuit?
Energy Source
A lamp sitting on a table is a balanced or unbalanced force?
Balanced Force
What variable is being measured?
Dependent Variable
Which law is "An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force."
Newton's 1st Law
The Law of Conservation of Energy states what?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.
Are brass & mechanical pencil lead good conductors or poor conductors of electricity?
Good conductors of electricity
On a motion graph, what situation is not possible?
A vertical line - time can't stop!
What variable is being tested/changed?
Independent Variable
What is a measure of the combination of all the forces acting on an object?
Net Force
What energy transformation does photosynthesis use?
Radiant energy - chemical energy
Electricity must move through this in order to create a circuit.
Conductors
What are the 3 ways something can accelerate?
Speed Up, Slow Down, & Change Direction