What Is Science
Prefix meaning "1000"
What is KILO
The total amount an object has moved along a path
What is "DISTANCE"
Magma rises through this opening in Earth's crust
What is "VENT"
Given direction from a starting point to describe an object's position
What is "REFERENCE DIRECTION"
Force is expressed in this unit
What are "NEWTONS"
The pull of gravity on an object
What is "WEIGHT"
Speed at a specific instant in time
What is "INSTANTANEOUS SPEED"
Tiny particles of volcanic rock and ash
What is "VOLCANIC ASH"
Gravitational force exerted on an object
What is "WEIGHT"
How fast work is done shown by the equation (work divided by time)
What is "POWER"
Tool used to measure mass
What is a "TRIPLE BEAM"
What is "ACCELERATION"
Break in the lithosphere where one plate move AWAY from another
What is "DIVERGING BOUNDARY"
Any motion in which an object is moving along a curved path
What is "CIRCULAR MOTION"
A device that makes work easier
What is "MACHINE"
Gathering descriptions is this type of information
What is "QUALITATIVE"
A measure of the distance an object travels per unit of time
What is "SPEED"
This records the vibrations on and in Earth
What is "RICHTER SCALE"
Measure of how hard it is to stop a moving object
What is "MOMENTUM"
The newton-meter is also known as this
What is "JOULE"
The amount of space an object takes up
What is "VOLUME"
A total distance traveled divided by the total time taken to travel
What is "AVERAGE SPEED"
Break in the lithosphere where one plate moves towards, away or past another
What is "TRANSFORM BOUNDARY"
States the motion of an object does not change if the net force on an object is zero. (Law of Inertia)
What is "NEWTON'S FIRST LAW"
The percentage that shows the ratio of work output to work input
What is "MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY"