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Work, Power, and Machines
Work,
Work formula,
Power
6
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Simple Machines
To be swagalicious!
13
cards
What is Energy?
To know stuff aboot the energies, eh.
(Canadian Accent)
14
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Conservation of Energy
What s energy transformation,
What is an example of potential t...,
What is an example of kinetic to ...
9
cards
Temperature
What is temperature,
What is a thermometer,
What are the two common scales fo...
8
cards
Energy Transfer
What are the basic methods of ene...,
What is conduction thermal,
What is convection
9
cards
Using Heat
What is a heating system,
Can work create heat,
How is the human body a heating s...
18
cards
Types of Waves
What is a wave,
What is a medium,
What are mechanical waves
11
cards
Characteristics of Waves
What is a sine curve,
What is the crest of a wave,
What is the trough of a wave
16
cards
Wave Interactions
What is a reflection,
What is diffraction,
What is refraction
11
cards
Sound
What is a sound wave,
What does the speed of a sound wa...,
What is loudness determined by
15
cards
The Nature of Light
Can light waves interfere,
What is light made of,
Does light need a medium to travel
18
cards
Reflection and Color
What is a light ray,
What is geometrical optics,
What is a ray diagram
13
cards
Refractions, Lenses, and Prisms
What is refracting,
How does the light path changes a...,
How is a mirage formed
15
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Electric Charge and Force
What is electric charge,
How do opposites and likes act to...,
What does an object s charge base...
17
cards
Electric Current
What is electrical potential energy,
What is potential difference,
What is a cell
21
cards
Electrical Circuits
What is an electrical circuit,
What is a schematic program,
What do switches do
16
cards
Magnets and Magnetic Fields
What is a magnet,
What is a magnetic pole,
What is a lodestone
13
cards
Magnetism from Electrical Currents
What is the right hand rule,
What is a solenoid,
What is an electromagnet
7
cards
Electrical Currents from Magnetism
What is electromagnetic induction,
What is faraday s law,
How does electromagnetic inductio...
12
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Signals and Telecommunication
What is a signal,
What is a code,
How do you send signals over very...
13
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Telephone, Radio, and Television
What is an electret,
What is an electret microphone,
What is a speaker cone
19
cards
Computers and the Internet
What is a computer,
What was the first electronic com...,
What are the four basic functions...
24
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Sun, Earth, and Moon
What is a planet,
What is the sun,
What is a solar system
12
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The Inner and Outer Planets
What are terrestrial planets,
What is mercury like,
What is venus like
15
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Formation of the Solar System
What is astronomy,
In the beginning how did people s...,
What is heliocentrism
17
cards
The Life and Death of Stars
What is a light year,
What is a star,
What powers the sun
14
cards
The Milky Way and Other Galaxies
What is a galaxy,
What is a cluster,
What is a supercluster
7
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The Origin of the Universe
What is the universe,
What is most of the universe made of,
What did edwin hubble propose
9
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Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics
What is the crust,
What is the mantle,
What is the core
15
cards
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
What is the focus,
What is the epicenter,
What types of waves do earthquake...
16
cards
Minerals and Rocks
What is a mineral,
What are the three main types of ...,
What is an igneous rock
13
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Weathering and Erosion
What is weathering,
What are the main things that cau...,
What is chemical weathering
7
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Characteristics of the Atmosphere
What is the atmosphere,
What gases are in the air we breathe,
What are trace gases
13
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Water and Wind
What is the water cycle,
What is transpiration,
What is precipitation
9
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Weather and Climate
What is a meteorologist,
What is a front,
What are the three types of fronts
14
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Organisms and their Environment
What is an ecosystem,
What is a community,
What is adaptation
8
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Energy and Resources
What is a fossil fuel,
What are some examples of fossil ...,
What are fossil fuels made of
10
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Pollution and Recycling
What is pollution,
What are common types of pollution,
What causes air pollution
13
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E&S
work
7
cards
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