Experimental Design
What makes a valid experiment?
One independent variable
Speed in a specific direction is called?
Velocity
When particles in a wave are close together, they are considered what?
Compressed
How does heat flow?
From hot to cold
What 2 particles are inside the nucleus?
Protons & Neutrons
Characteristics or observations are what kind of data?
Qualitative
Potential Energy converts into?
Kinetic Energy
What are the 2 types of waves?
Transverse and Longitudinal
What type of heat transfer is the sun?
Radiation
What is the most non reactive group on the Periodic Table?
Noble Gases
Data that contains numbers is what kind of data?
Quantitative
How do you calculate force?
Force = mass x acceleration
Which color of light has the highest frequency?
Violet
What type of heat transfer is a pot on a stove?
Conduction
The atomic number equals what in an element?
The total number of protons.
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
What is the acronym for visible light?
ROY G. BIV
What type of heat transfer is boiling water?
Convection
What group of elements are brittle, dull, and poor conductors of heat & electricty?
Nonmetals
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 type of wave requires a medium to flow through?
Mechanical Waves
Atoms that take the shape of the container are in what state?
Liquid
These elements conduct electricity, are shiny, heat well and are easily shaped, and solid at room temperature.
Metals