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ES 105 quizzes
WOU ES 105 Ellingson
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Geology
Undergraduate 1
03/19/2012

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Aristotle said..
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objects do not need a force on them to keep moving
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mass
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the quantity of matter in an object, a measure of inertia
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Net force
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combination of all force on an object
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support force
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force that supports an object against gravity
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equilibrium
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not necessarily stationary; static and dynamic
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friction always acts
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in a direction to oppose motion
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equation with speed (V), distance (d) and time (t)
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V=d/t
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equation with acceleration (a), change of velocity (Vf-Vi) and time (t)
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A= (Vf-Vi)/t
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dynamic equilibrium
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objects or systems in uniform motion in a straight line, constant speed/direction
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'how far' units
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meters
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Newton's 1st law
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every object continues unless acted on
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Newton's 2nd law
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F=ma
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Newtons' 3rd law
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each action has an equal and opposite reaction
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Conservation of energy
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none lost, just transferred
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momentum=
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mass x velocity,
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impulse=
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product of force x impact time
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momentum
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inertia in motion
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polymath
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a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas
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Copernicus proposed
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heliocentric model of the universe in which Earth revolved around the Sun
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Galileo's equation contribution
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measure motion by the distance covered and the time it takes to move
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Newton's celestial bodies rule
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the natural laws are the same in Heaven and Earth
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Velocity is
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direction and speed of object
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double the net force and the acceleration of the object...
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doubles
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every object exerts force and
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an equal and opposite force is exerted
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inertia
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property of all matter
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static equilibrium
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objects or systems at rest, balanced
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weight=
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mass x gravity
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work=
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force x distance
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power=
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work / time
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kinetic energy=
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1/2 momentum x velocity squared
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atoms nucleus surrounded by
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negatively charged electrons
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ion
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positively/negatively charged atom
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how to deduce elemental composition of a star
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by applying the quantum hypothesis
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radioactive decay is the process by which an atomic nucleus of an unstable atom _________ ionizing particles
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gains energy by emitting
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transmutation occurs through...
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nuclear reactions and radioactive decay
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the force of gravity between two objects is
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inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two objects
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formula for the universal law of gravity is...
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F = m m / 2
G 1 2 D
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the greater the mass..
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the greater the force of gravity
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the force of attraction between two atoms that holds them together is called...
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a chemical bond
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If you burn 50g of wood and produce 10g of ash, total mass before burning?
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more than 50g
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both N2 and O2 are..
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elemental formulas
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CO2 is a ...
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compound
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nanotechnology is..
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very small
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a breeder reactor is a...
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nuclear fission reactor
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the mass of a neutron is...
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not always the same
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