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Vocab, Missouri GED On-Line, Science: Physics

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show any change in an object's speed or direction of motion  
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show in a wave, the distance between its crest (high point) and its midpoint  
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circuit   show
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diffraction   show
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electricity   show
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show a wave of motion of electric and magnetic fields; for example, visible light, radio waves, and X rays  
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energy   show
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force   show
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show the number of waves that pass a given point in a given time  
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show a form of energy that is transfered from one object to another when there is a difference in temperature  
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show the tendency of an object at rest to remain at rest and the tendency of an object in motion to remain in motion unless acted upon by force  
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show the energy of an object in motion  
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show a device that changes the amount of force used to do a given amount of work, usually by increasing the distance invoved  
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magnetism   show
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show the amount of matter an object contains  
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show process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into two smaller nuclei  
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show the energy of an object at rest  
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reflection   show
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show the bending of a wave when it passes from one substance to another  
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show a disturbance or displacement that repeats itself  
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wavelength   show
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show in physics, work is done when an object on which a force is acting moves in the direction of that force  
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