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Phy Sci Final Exam

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The mass of water vapor contained in a certain volume of air absolute humidity
the time rate of change of an object's velocity acceleration
the cooling of a gas that happens when the gas expands adiabatic cooling
to increase speed is to accelerate
a large body of air with relatively uniform pressure, temperature, and humidity air mass
the point at which the earth is farthest from the sun aphelion
the mass of air surrounding a planet atmosphere
the smallest unit of matter in Creation atom
the number of protons in an atom atomic number
an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure barometer
the pressure exerted by the atmosphere on all objects within it atmospheric pressure
the process by which a neutron turns into a proton by emission of an electron beta decay
force that is always directed perpendicular to the velocity of an object centripetal force
charging an object by allowing it to come into contact with an object which already has an electrical charge charging by conduction
charging an object by forcing some of the charges to leave the object charging by induction
small particles that water vapor condenses on to form clouds cloud condensation nuclei
the phenomenon that occurs when individual molecules are so strongly attracted to each other that they tend to stay together, even when exposed to tension cohesion
the quantity of a substance within a certain volume of space concentration
the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water condensation
current that flows from the prsitive side of the battery to the negative side. conventional current
the way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds, sea currents, and objects that fly through different latitudes coriolis effect
the amount of isotope necessary to cause a chain reaction critical mass
evaporation and condensation of a mixture to separate out the mixture's individual components distillation
earth's outermost layer of rock earth's crust
a trembling or shaking of the earth as a result of rock masses suddenly moving along a fault earthquake
the amount of charge that travels through an electrical circuit each second electrical current
using electricity to break a molecule down into its constituent elements electrolysis
a transverse wave composed of an oscillating electrical field and a magnetic field that oscillates perpendicular to the eletrical field electromagnetic wave
a collection of atoms that all have the same number of protons element
the point on the surface of the earth directly above an earthquake's focus epicenter
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