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05/23/2017

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An iron bar with a coil wrapped around it that becomes a magnet when electric current flow through it is called an
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electromagnet
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The result of a gain or loss of electrons is called
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electric charge
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loudness of sound
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volume
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Attraction or repulsion of electric charges is
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electric force
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Piece of clear material that bends or refracts light rays is a
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lens
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Energy of motion is
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kinetic energy
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Energy an object has because of its location or condition is
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potential energy
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Flow of electrons is
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electric current
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bending of light rays
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refraction
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Material that allows electrons to travel through it is called
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conductor
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Path along which electrons flow is an
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electric circuit
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Materials that don’t carry electrons are called
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insulator
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Light bouncing off an object is
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reflection
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Any material that slows the flow of electrons is called
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resistor
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the ability to cause change in matter
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energy
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The direct transfer of heat between objects that touch is called
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conduction
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The mixing of gas or liquid causes heat transfer by
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convection
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occurs when electromagnetic waves transfer thermal energy.
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radiation
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is the transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another.
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heat
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the speed in which sound waves move
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pitch
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Radiators provide homes with _____ by radiation.
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heat
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Electric force is like gravitational force because both forces depend on _______
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distance
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Sound cannot ______ through space.
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travel
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A bouncing ball is not an example of chemical _____ being released.
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energy
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Farsighted people would use ______ to correct their vision.
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convex lens
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You will experience ______ when you grab the hot handle of a pot on a stove.
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conduction
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An advantage of an electromagnet to that of a regular magnet is you can turn the electromagnet
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on and off
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If you unscrew a light bulb in a ______ , the rest of the light bulbs go out.
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series circuit
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The average kinetic energy of the molecules in an object is called
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temperature
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Our bodies maintain a constant temperature by converting _______ into thermal energy
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chemical energy
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Most of Earth’s energy comes from the_______
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sun
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Elastic potential energy can be found in a stretched
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rubber bands
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When you twirl a jump rope over your head, you give the jump rope energy.
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Kinetic energy
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When a catcher catches a ball, the ball no longer possesses _________ energy.
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kinetic
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A batter about to hit the ball is not an example of energy changing _____
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matter
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The law of _____ states energy can be changed, but it cannot be created or destroyed.
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conservation
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Potential energy can be found in ____ forms
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many
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When electrons pass through a light bulb’s filament, it produces light and ____
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heat
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