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Observations that deal with the quality of the object.
Color, Texture, Smell... |
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Observations that deal with the quantity of numbers of the object.
35kg, 72cm long, 5.4 g/mL |
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| Describes WHAT happens within the universe. |
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| Explains HOW or WHY something happens within the universe. |
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| Basic metric unit of measure for distance. |
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| Basic metric unit of measure for mass. |
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| Basic metric unit of measure for volume. |
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| Prefix representing 1000 times greater than a basic unit. |
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| Prefix representing 100 times greater than a basic unit. |
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| Prefix representing 10 times greater than a basic unit. |
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| Prefix representing 10 times smaller than a basic unit. |
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| Prefix representing 100 times smaller than a basic unit. |
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| Prefix representing 1000 times smaller than a basic unit. |
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A ratio of an objects mass and volume.
Density = Mass / Volume
Water = 1 g/mL |
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| The amount of matter within an object |
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| The amount of space an object occupies. |
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| A measure of gravitational pull on an object. |
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A means of finding the volume of an irregular shaped object.
A graduated cylinder, water and sometimes a displacement vessel is used. |
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| An educated guess on what you expect to happen. |
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| Speed or Velocity that does NOT change over time. Causes a ZERO acceleration. |
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| The total distance and object travels divided by the total time it takes to get there. |
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| Instantaneous Speed/Velocity |
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| The speed or velocity of an object at an exact moment in time. |
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| The exact path an object takes. Only looking at starting and ending points. |
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| The entire path an object takes. This is always positive and always growing. |
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| Speed in a given direction. |
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| The rate of change in an objects position. aka....how fast you are going. |
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The rate of change in an objects velocity.....aka...how much you are speeding up or slowing down.
+ = Speeding Up
- = Slowing Down
0 = Constant Velocity |
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| A physical property all objects with mass and velocity have. |
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| Force that opposes all motion |
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| When the acceleration due to gravity on an object balances out with it's air resistance |
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| The total p of a system will always stay constant #uaubaof |
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| A force acting toward the center of any object traveling in a circle |
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| anything that is thrown or shot through the air |
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| Any object traveling in a circular path |
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| Any motion perpendicular to the earth's surface |
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| Any motion parallel to the earth's surface |
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| An object at rest will stay at rest or an object in motion will stay in motion #uaubaof |
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| A force will accelerate in the direction of the force (F = m * a) |
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| Newton's 3rd Law of Motion |
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| For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction |
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An attraction between two bodies.
More mass = more gravity
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More distance = Less Gravity |
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| The measure of the average KE of a the atoms within a substance |
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| The transfer of KE from areas of high temperature to areas of low temperature |
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| The transfer of energy through a fluid (liquid or gas) |
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| The transfer of energy through contacting solids |
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| the transfer of energy through waves (can happen through a vacuum) |
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| Law of Conservation of Energy |
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| The total energy of a system cannot change #uaubaof |
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Stored Energy
Determined by Mass and Height |
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| Energy of objects in motion or have the ability to be in motion. |
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Energy of moving things
Determined by Mass and Velocity |
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