Force & Motion
This describes the speed of an object in a specific direction
What is VELOCITY?
This is the type of circuit in which there a single path for current to flow
What is a SERIES circuit?
What is the AMPLITUDE?
The number of these in the nucleus of an atom determines what element it is
What are PROTONS?
This is a substance that, when dissolved in water, will conduct electricity
What is an ELECTROLYTE?
This is a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object
What is WEIGHT?
This device converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
What is a GENERATOR?
This determines the pitch of a sound wave
What is the FREQUENCY (or WAVELENGTH)?
This is the name for a horizontal row on the periodic table
What is a PERIOD?
This is another word for basic (in chemistry)
What is ALKALINE?
This is an object's resistance to any change in its motion
What is INERTIA?
This is the type of current supplied by electrical outlets
What is ALTERNATING current (or AC)?
This is the name of the effect that makes the siren seem higher in pitch as a firetruck approaches you
What is the DOPPLER Effect?
This forms when an atom loses or gains one or more electrons
This is the phase of matter in which there are free electrons
What is PLASMA?
This is a measure of how many times a simple machine multiplies the effort force
What is MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE?
The force of attraction for this non-electrical object is strongest near its two, opposite ends
What is a MAGNET?
This occurs when a wave bends as it enters a new medium
What is REFRACTION?
This is the name for the group of nonmetals with full valence shells
What are the NOBLE GASES?
This is a word commonly used in scientific laws, referring to how something remains the same before and after a change
What is CONSERVATION?
This occurs when an object moves in the direction of the force that is applied
What is WORK?
This is the same across all components in a parallel circuit
What is VOLTAGE?
This type of EM wave has slightly more energy than visible light
What is ULTRAVIOLET radiation?
This is the type of compound formed when two nonmetals bond together
What is a COVALENT compound?
This occurs when two nuclei combine together to form a larger nuclei
What is FUSION?