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What is Newton's first law of motion?
An object at rest tends to stay at rest while an object in motion tends to stay in motion.
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What is energy?
The ability to do work.
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What is thermal energy?
The total kinetic energy of the particles that make up a material.
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What is an electric generator?
A device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy.
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What is velocity?
A measure of both an object's speed and it's direction.
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What is potential energy?
Energy that is stored in an object.
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What is conduction?
The transfer of thermal energy through direct contact.
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What is an electric circuit?
The pathway for an electric current.
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What is acceleration?
A change in an objects velocity.
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What is volume?
How loud or soft a sound is.
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What is radiation?
The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves.
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What is voltage?
The amount of electric potential energy per unit charge.
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What is work?
When a force moves an object over a distance.
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What is visible light?
A type of radiation that humans can see.
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What is heat?
The movement, or transfer, of thermal energy from warmer regions of matter to cooler regions.
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What is a series circuit?
Only a single path for electricity connects two or more different devices.
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What is an electromagnet?
A magnet created by using an electric current.
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What is reflection?
When a wave bounces off of another material.
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What are insulators?
Materials that are poor conductors of heat.
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What is an electric motor?
A device that changes electrical energy to mechanical energy.