Vocabulary
The measurement of the change in an object's velocity
What is Acceleration
What are three ways lightning can strike you?
What is Direct strike, Side Flash, Ground Current, Conduction Steamers.
Who invented the Lightning Rod?
What is Benjamin Franklin
Defintion of Vibrations
What is the study of harmonic motion
The amount of energy required to increase or decrease a substance temperature by 1 degree
What is Specific Heat
This is the unit used for measuring current
What is Amp(Amperes)
Why does a balloon stick on the wall after being rubbed on someones hair?
What is the charged is localized, making it so the negatives are focused on one side. the wall is made of positive charges so they attract.
What theory did Albert Einstein propose?
What is Big Bang theory
Definition of Thermodynamics
What is the study of the movement of heat and the work it causes
An example of this type of thermodynamic energy is a microwave
What is Radiation
A measure of the opposition to flow in an electrical current
What is Resistance
What type of circuits are normally found in common households.
What is Parrallel
Who improved telescopes?
What is Gallileo Galieli
What is the study of the genesis of light & the propegation of light
∆T=Q/mc
What is Change in Temperature
The overall force on an object
What is Net Force
What are the four factors that affect the electrical flow?
What is Material, Length, Width, and Temperature.
What is Albert Einstein
Definition of Friction
What is a force that opposes relative motion between surfaces in contact
This is when a system of multiple temperatures stabilizes to reach 1 average temperature
What is Thermal Equilibrium
A collision in which there is no net loss in kinetic energy in the system as a result of the collision
What is Elastic Collision
What is a superconductor
What is a material that gives little to no resistance to free flowing electrolytes (At absolute zero)
What laws did Sir Isaac Newton come to the conclusion of?
What is Newtons 3 laws of motion
Definition of Drift Velocity
What is the average velocity attained by charged particles, such as electrons, in a material
This device is used to heat, cool, and supply water to houses from the temperature of the Earth.
What is Earth Coupled Heat Pumps