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The process by which a nucleus splits into two or more smaller fragments, releasing neutrons and energy.
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What is Fission? (231)
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The method of creating electricity in nuclear power plants or in atomic bombs.
Neutron particle accelerators are used and it is a process of man not nature. |
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The area along a fault at which slippage first occurs, initiating an earthquake.
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What is the Focus? (568)
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An epicenter of a fault slippage in an earthquake.
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The cause of an acceleration, or change in an object's velocity.
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What is Force? (262)
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Net (F = M x A ), Balanced - cancel out each other = 0 , Unbalanced - combine to produce a net nonzero F.
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Any fuels formed from the remains of ancient plant and animal life.
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What are Fossil Fuels? (639)
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coal, crude oil, and natural gas ; finite natural resources
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The traces or remains of a plant or animal found in sedimentary rock.
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What are Fossils? (578)
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An imprint or cast of the former living thing turned into rock.
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The motion of a body when only the force of gravity is acting on it.
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What is Free Fall? (271)
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g = 9.8 m/s squared to maximum terminal velocity
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The number of vibrations that occur in a 1s time interval (Sound Theory)
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What is Frequency? (367)
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In Wave Theory an example would be the number of Crests that pass by in a 1 minute time interval.
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The force between two objects in contact that opposes the motion of either object.
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What is Friction? (265)
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Lubricant reduces this resistance such as oil in engines.
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The boundary between air masses of different densities.
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What is a Front? (613)
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Air masses that differ between warm and cold and have different densities that effect weather.
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An electrical device containing a metal strip that melts when current in the circuit becomes too great.
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What is a Fuse? (452)
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Prevents the overloading of circuits by being connected in series along the supply path and will only carry a current less than the appliance rating.
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