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| a physcial measurement that contains directional information |
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| a physical measurement that does not contain directional information |
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| the time rate of change of an object's velocity |
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| friction that opposes motion once the motion has already started |
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| friction that opposes the initiation of motion |
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| Small "packages" of light that act like a participle |
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| The amount of charge that travels past a fixed point in an electric circuit each second |
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| the ability of a material to impede the flow of charge |
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| the sum of the numbers of neutrons and protons in the nucleus of the atom |
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| Atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons |
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| the number of protons in an atom |
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| a wave with a direction of propagation that is perpendicular to its direction of oscillation |
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| a wave with a direction of propagation that is parallel to its direction of oscillation |
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| any speed that is faster than the speed of sound in the substance of interest |
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| A transverse wave composed of an oscillating electric field and a magnetic field that oscillates perpendicular to the electric field |
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| The angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence |
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| the process by which two or more small nuclei fuse to make a bigger nucleus |
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| the process by which a large nucleus is split into smaller nuclei |
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| The distance light could travel along a straight line in one year |
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