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57 Cards in this Set
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Unit of Resistance
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Ohms
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something a monk might say
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Parallel Circuit
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More than one path for electrons to flow
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Series Circuit
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One path for electrons to flow
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Mega
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M
1,000,000 |
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Ray with the highest frequency
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Gamma
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Law of Momentum
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the momentum stays the same unless acted upon by the forces explained in Newton's Laws
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Resonance
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ability to vibrate at maximum altitude at a certain frequency
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Kilo
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K
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Hecto
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H
100 |
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Deka
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da
10 |
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Base Unit
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1
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Deci
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0.1 or 1/10 |
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Centi
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c
.01 1/100 |
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Milli
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m
0.001 1/1000 |
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Waves
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Compressional and Transverse
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How are igneous rocks formed?
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Crystallization of Magma
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Extrusive
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Fine grained igneous rocks that cool quickly
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Intrusive
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Coarse-grained igneous rocks that cool slowly
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Most common intrusive igneous
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Granite
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Last mineral to crystallize
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Quartz
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Bowen's Reaction Series
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illustrates relationship between cooling magma and mineral formation
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Cooling rates
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extrusive igneous- no mineral grains
intrusive- may be larger than 1 cm grains |
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Sedimentary Rocks- Forming
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process of weathering, erosion, deposition, burial and lithification
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lithification
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the physical and chemical process that transform sediments into sedimentary rocks
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Sedimentary Features
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Horizontal Layering- Bedding- ex. Limestone
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Metamorphic Rocks
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formed by heat and pressure- foliated non foliated
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Plate Tectonics
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Study of the movement of plates
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Divergent
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go apart
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Transverse Plate
Subduction |
one goes up, one goes down
one goes below |
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What makes something float or sink?
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gravity pushes down
buoyancy pushes up |
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Buoyancy
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the force of liquid pushing up against something- acts against gravity
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Voltage
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difference in potential energy between two points in a circuit
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Current
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flow of electrons
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Transverse Wave
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causes vibration in the medium in a perpendicular direction to its own motion
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Compressional Wave
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vibrates in the same direction as matter
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wavelength
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distance between two side by side compressions pf the same wave
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Convex Lens
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Curves out
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Concave Lens
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Curves in
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Frequency
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the number or crests or troughs that pass through one point in a second
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Newton's 1st Law
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Object in Motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force- inertia
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Newton's Second Law
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F= ma
force= mass x acceleration |
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Newton's Third Law
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For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
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Speed of Sound
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Velocity of sound waves passing through an elastic medium
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Things that affect speed of sound
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faster in water than air
temperature affects it- travels faster at higher temperature |
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Gravitation
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a natural phenomenon by which all objects attract each other- responsible for keeping the Earth and the other planets in their orbits around the Sun; for keeping the Moon in its orbit around the Earth; and for the formation of tides
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Instantaneous Speed
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speed at any given point in time
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Constant Speed
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travels at a constant velocity
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Average Speed
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avg speed= distance / time
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Mineral and Rock
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All rocks are made of 2 or more minerals, but minerals are not made of rocks.
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Earthly Elements
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Oxygen, Silicon, Aluminum, Iron, Calcium, Hydrogen etc.
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Wavelength
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Distance between repeating units of a propigating wave of a given frquency
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Crest
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top of wave
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Trough
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bottom of wave
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Reflection
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is the change in direction of a wave front at an interface between two dissimilar media so that the wave front returns into the medium from which it originated
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Refraction
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is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its speed
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Long Wavelength
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Low frequency
Low Energy |
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Short wavelength
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High Frequency
High energy |
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