Matter In Motion

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Negative acceleration(when an object slows down) is called?

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deceleration

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Basic force-multiplying machines are called?

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simple machine

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Motion in which the velocity of the moving object does not change.

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uniform motion

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Who has been called the greatest physicist of all time?

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Sir Isaac Newton

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Anything which occupies space and has substance is called?

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Matter

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Motion in which the velocity of the moving object does change.

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accelerated motion

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What does the law of universal gravitation state?

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that a particle of matter in the universe will attract another particle with a force known as gravity.

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The force that a machine helps us overcome is called?

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resistance

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What is done when a force moves an object?

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work

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Devices for doing work is called?

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machines

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What is the measurement of the pull of gravity upon any object?

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weight

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What does the law of conservation of matter state?

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That matter can be neither created or destroyed.

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What is the amount of space a substance occupies?

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volume

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What is the attraction which allows molecules of a different kind of matter to stick together?

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adhesion

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The energy of motion is called?

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kinetic energy

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What is the most basic unit of a substance?

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atom

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What is the quantity of matter of every object?

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mass

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What is the ability to do work called?

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energy

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The rate of doing work is called?

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power

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The type of acceleration experienced by falling objects.

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acceleration of gravity

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What law states that the total mass and energy of the universe always remains the same?

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law of conservation of mass and energy

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What law states that energy can be neither created nor destroyed but can only be transformed from one form to another form.

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law of conservation of energy

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What term is used to define mass per unit volume of a substance?

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Density

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What is the common unit of power in the English system devised by James Watt called?

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horsepower

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What does the theory enables us to determine how much energy is equivalent to a given quantity of matter and vice versa?

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The theory of special relativity

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What is a change in velocity over a period of time called?

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acceleration

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What is the metric unit of work and energy?

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joule

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What is the term for the rate of speed an object travels in one direction?

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Velocity

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The 3 basic forms of matter are?

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solids, liquids, and gases

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The number of times a machine multiplies our effort is called?

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mechanical advantage (MA)

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What is the most versatile simple machine?

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lever

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The metric unit of force and weight is called?

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newton

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What law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction?

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Newton's third law of motion

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The pushing or pulling action of one object on another object is called?

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force

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The resistance caused by moving one object against another is called?

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friction

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The force we apply to a machine is called?

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effort (E)

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What is Newton's second law of motion?

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the accleration of an object is directly related to the strength of he force and inversely related to the object's mass.

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The number of times a machine multiplies our effort is called?

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mechanical advantage (MA)

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What 2 factors determine the strength of gravity?

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Mass and distance

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The work put into a machine is called?

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work input

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The tendency of matter to stay at rest until force acts upon it.

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inertia

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Name the six simple machines:

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lever, the wheel and axle,the inclined plane, the wedge, and the screw

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What law states that the work put into a machine is equal to the work received from the machine?

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law of work

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The work received from the machine is called?

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work output

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The principle of inertia which states that the velocity of an object is not changed unless it is acted upon an outside force is called?

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first law of motion

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The end of a first-class lever to which the effort force is applied is called?

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effort arm

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The end of a first-class lever which moves the resistance is called?

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resistance arm

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What is the pivot point on which the beam rests?

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fulcrum

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The 3 types of a pulley are:

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fixed, movable, and block and tackle

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What is a simple machine that consists of a rope and a grooved wheel?

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pulley

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The only state of matter that has a definite shape and occupies a definite amount of space is?

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solid

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What is the force that an object exerts due to its inertia as it resists change in direction?

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centrifugal force

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What is centripetal force?

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The force pulling an object inward toward the center of a curving path.

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The energy of motion or have potential of motion is called?

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mechanical energy

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What is the attraction that allows molescules of the same kind of matter to stick together?

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cohesion

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The study of matter and energy is called?

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Physics

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What is potential energy?

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Stored energy that can be released to cause motion.

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What are atoms made of?

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molecules