Energy stored in an object by doing work against a force
What is Potential Energy
100
The tendency within the universe for all things to go from a higher state of organization to a lower state of organization.
What is Entropy
100
Negatively charged subatomic particles whose "flow" results in electromagnetism
What are electrons
100
(True or False) The strength of a magnetic force is directly related to the strength of the electric current that generates it
What is True
100
Smallest stable form of matter
What is an Atom
200
A description of the motion caused by throwing a ball parallel to the ground
What is a curved path
200
Ultimately, all energy on earth can be traced back to this source
What is the Sun
200
Force of attraction or repulsion existing between two fundamental particles (protons or electrons)
What is electric force
200
A substance that readily transfers electrons from a source to a destination
What is a Conductor
200
Positively charged particle having an atomic mass of 1 AMU and occurring in the nuclei of atoms
What is a Proton
300
A portion of the universe under study or consideration when isolated from the rest of the universe; an experimental ____, for example, may consist of a flask containing the subject under study.
What is a System
300
Branch of mathematics that deals with waves and curves
What is Trigonometry
300
A device for generating electricity by moving a magnetic field in the vicinity of an electrical conductor
What is a Generator.
300
Staying the same; opposite of dynamic
What is Static
300
Subatomic particle occurring in the nuclei of atoms having a mass of 1 AMU but no charge
What is a Neutron
400
A universal principle that energy is neither created nor destroyed but is transferable from one form to another.
What is Law of conservation of energy
400
Acceleration due to gravity
What is 9.8 meters/second squared
400
The range of influence of a magnet
What is a magnetic field
400
The name given to magnetism that is developed by a current of electricity
What is Electromagnetism
400
A pure form of matter made of one single type of atom
What is an Element
500
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For an object of certain mass, the greater the force applied to the object, the greater its increase in velocity over time (acceleration)
What is Newtons 2nd Law of Motion
500
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Three Natural Forces
What are
1. Gravitation
2. Electromagnetism
3. Nuclear (Strong and Weak)
500
Device that converts electrical energy to heat energy
What is a resistor
500
A compass is a small moveable magnetic that points toward the ____________ north and south poles
What is Magnetic (not geographic)
500
The extraordinarily strong force that holds the nucleus of an atom together, despite the strong electric force trying to blow it apart due to repulsion of the positively charged protons acting against each other