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Physical Science Crovato

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The "Law of Inertia" is also known as ____________   Newton's 1st Law  
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What is a compound machine?   a machine made up of 2 or more simple machines that operate together  
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What is power?   rate of doing work  
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How many paths through which charge can flow would be shown in a circuit diagram of a series circuit?   1  
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A wet cell battery produces electrons from the chemical reaction between what 2 substances?   sulfuric acid and lead  
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What is measured at a particular time?   instantaneous speed  
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What are 2 examples of 2nd class levers?   wheelbarrow and nutcracker  
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What does "milli" mean?   0.001  
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How many watts are in 1 HP?   746  
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What kind of friction occurs as a fish swims through water?   fluid  
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According to Newton's second law of motion, the acceleration of an object equals the net force acting on the object divided by the object's______   mass  
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What type of current is produced by a battery?   direct current  
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What law of motion describes action and reaction forces?   Newton's 3rd law  
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An open parachute increases air resistance of a falling sky diver by __________ surface area   increasing  
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What is work?   transfer of energy  
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What is a drawback of solar energy?   it depends on climate  
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What is an example describes constant acceleration due ONLY to a change in direction?   traveling around a circular track  
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What type of graph is used to show how a part of something relates to the whole?   circle graph  
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How are science and technology related?   advances in science may lead to advances in technology and vice versa  
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What is a true statement about scientific theories?   they may or may not ever be proven  
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What are 2 ways a machine can make work easier for you?   by changing the direction of your force and by multiplying your force  
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What is a scientific law?   a rule or principle that describes what happens in nature  
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What causes projectile motion?   the downward force of gravity and an initial forward velocity  
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Reducing friction in a machine _______ its efficiency therefore producing more work output   increases  
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What does "kilo" mean?   1000  
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Charges flow easily through what type of material?   metal  
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How do wheels reduce the amount of friction?   they reduce surface area between surfaces in contact  
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An electroscope is designed to detect an ______________   electric charge  
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What is the first step of the scientific method?   state your problem  
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What type of energy is stored in gasoline?   chemical eneregy  
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What is a system of knowledge and the methods used to find that knowledge?   science  
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What would reduce the resistance of a metal wire?   increasing it's thickness  
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What's the acceleration due to gravity of earth?   9.8 m/s/s  
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What would have high inertia?   a jet plane sitting still on the runway  
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What the SI unit for temperature used in scientific measurement?   kelvin  
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What are 3 factors that affect the amount of sliding friction between 2 objects?   1)weight of objects 2) type of surface 3) amount of lubrication on surfaces  
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What is resistance measured in?   ohm  
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What's the SI unit of force?   newton  
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If an object gains elections, it becomes __________   negatively charged  
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What devices are used to keep electrical circuits from overheating?   circuit breakers and fuse  
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What is kinetic energy?   energy of motion  
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Why is the gravitational potential energy of an object 1 meter above the moon's surface less than its potential energy 1 meter above Earth's surface?   The object's acceleration due to gravity is less on the moon.  
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As you push a cereal box across a tabletop, the sliding friction acting on the cereal box __________________________________   in the direction opposite of motion  
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In the equation for acceleration, how can you describe acceleration if the numerator is negative?   Slowing down or deceleration  
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As an astronaut travels far away from Earth, her weight decreases because ____ decreases   gravity  
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Why might an orange roll off your cafeteria tray when you stop suddenly?   because of the oranges inertia  
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What is an ax an example of ?   wedge  
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Most circuits in your home are ______________   parallel circuits  
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Walking converts what type of energy into mechanical energy?   chemical  
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A benefit of a hydrogen fuel cell is that its byproduct is __________   water  
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A machine is a device that can multiple ______   force  
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What the SI unit of power?   watt  
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How can you tell if an object is accelerating?   it speeds up, slows down or changes direction  
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A horizontal line on a distance-time graph means the object is _______   at rest  
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