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A solid object with a single force placed on it in a single direction will accelerate in what kind of line?   Straight  
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A solid object that has two forces on it in different (but not opposite) directions will move in what shape?   Curved  
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Objects with many forces on them in many differnt directions move in what type of pattern?   Complex patterns  
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You can get what type of motion using inertia of a moving object and applying a force toward a center point (think orbit)   Circular  
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When forced is placed on fluid, what results?   Waves  
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What does "work" mean in physics?   A force applied over a distance. We calculate the amount of work that is done by multiplying the force by the distance over which the force is applied  
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Instead of us pushing and pulling things with our bare hands we can use what to help us do the job?   Machines  
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What can we use to help us lift a large mass like a 500-pound piano?   A lever  
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What pivots in the middle of the seesaw to make it go up and down?   Fulcrum  
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One of the greatest laws of nature is that all things tend to become what?   Less organized over time  
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What is stored energy called?   Potential energy  
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Which has stored energy? A match that has already been lit or a fresh apple?   A fresh apple  
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Which has stored energy? A ball stored up on a high shelf or a battery in a remote-controled car that's been used over and over again?   A ball  
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Realeased erergy is called?   Kinetic energy (energy in motion)  
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Is a rotted apple Potential energy or Kinetic energy?   Kinetic energy -- because it happens on its own -- you can not restore the apple back to the way it was before it rotted  
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