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| when sound or light waves are absorbed by matter |
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| the rate of change in velocity (change in speed or direction of an object) |
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| a force on an object that does not change the motion of the object |
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| potential energy stored in the chemical bonds of molecules |
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| the bending of a wave around an object |
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| is the energy of moving electrons |
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| the arrangement of the different wavelengths of the electromagnetic waves from the longest wavelengths to the shortest |
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| waves produced by the motion of electrically charged particles, travel through matter and space |
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| The ability to cause change or do work |
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| the number of wave crest that pass one place each second |
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| the force between objects that works against their movement past each other |
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| the force put on all objects, weight is a measurement of this |
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| the tendency of an object at rest to remain at rest and the tendency of an object in motion to remain in motion at a constant velocity, unless a for acts upon it |
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| longer than radio, gives earth “heat” |
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| Law of Conservation of Energy |
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| states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change forms |
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| a straight rod or board that picot on a fixed point, fulcrum |
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| one type of the electromagnetic spectrum |
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| a wave in which the particles vibrate parallel to the direction the wave is traveling |
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| a device that can make work easier by changing the size and direction of an applied force |
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| the ratio of the resistance force to the effort force |
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| the combination of kinetic energy and potential energy in a system |
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| the sum of all forces that are acting on an object |
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| the unit of measurement for the magnitude of a force |
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| stored energy that depends on the relationship of objects with respect to one another |
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| a triangular glass that refracts the light twice, once when it enters and once when it leaves |
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| a wheel with a groove around the outside edge |
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| uses short wavelength microwaves to locate objects |
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| the bouncing back of a wave after it hits an object |
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| the bending of a wave when it passes from one medium to another at an angle |
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| energy from the sun, radiant |
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| a type of mechanical energy that travels as vibrations through matter |
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| a wave that has vibrations perpendicular to the direction in which the waves move |
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| damage healthy skin, cause sun burns, and can help your skin to produce vitamin D, |
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| a force on an object that does change the motion of an object |
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| the only part of the electromagnetic spectrum you can see, all colors of light |
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| the distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next |
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| can transmit energy through matter and space, examples water, sound, light |
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| has a larger wheel with a smaller cylinder, or axel, passing through its center |
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| the transfer of energy to an object when a force on the object causes the object to move in the direction of the force |
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