Dr. Otto's Year in Review

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  1. 1. The unit of time
  2. 4. Any object that moves through the air or through space under the influence of gravity
  3. 9. The unit of mass
  4. 10. The curved path followed by a projectile under the influence of gravity
  5. 11. The SI unit for frequency
  6. 14. Any material that has free electrons that easily flow though it
  7. 17. The energy that flows from a substance of higher temperature to a substance of lower temperature, measured in joules
  8. 20. an electronic circuit in which electrical devices are connected along a single loop of wire such that the same current is in each device
  9. 22. The rate at which the velocity changes with time
  10. 24. The transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves
  11. 27. The angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence
  12. 29. The product of the force and the distance moved by the force
  13. 30. The change of phase from solid to liquid
  14. 32. The vector sum of forces that act on an object
  15. 34. When the sum of the forces acting on an object is zero, the object is in _______
  16. 36. The property of things to resist changes in motion
  17. 37. The shift in the received frequency due to the motion of a vibrating source toward or away from you
  18. 42. The number of vibrations or waves per unit of time
  19. 43. The difference in electric potential between two points, called the potential difference, measured in volts
  20. 45. The lowest possible temperature that a substance may have
  21. 50. This temperature scale is popular in the United States, and assigns the freezing temperature of water to be 32 and the boiling point to be 212
  22. 54. This temperature scale has water freezing at 0 and boiling at 100
  23. 55. High or Low tides that occur when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are all lined up
  24. 60. A Projectile or small celestial body that orbits a larger celestial body
  25. 62. The force that pulls you down
  26. 63. The transfer of heat energy by molecular and electron collision
  27. 66. A shaded region that appears where light rays are blocked by an object
  28. 68. A partial shadow that appears where some but not all of the light is blocked
  29. 70. Clustered regions of aligned magnetic atoms
  30. 73. The change of phase from solid to gas, bypassing the liquid phase
  31. 74. The rate of energy transfer per unit of time, measured in watts
  32. 76. A magnet whose field is produced by an electric current
  33. 77. The oval shaped path followed by a satellite
  34. 78. This temperature scale favored by scientists is calibrated not by the freezing and boiling points of water, but by energy itself
  35. 81. The range of electromagnetic waves extending in frequency from radio waves to gamma rays
  36. 83. The change of phase from liquid to solid
  37. 84. The transfer of heat energy in a fluid by means of currents
  38. 85. The bending of light when it passes from one transparent medium to another
  39. 86. Any material that does not contain free electrons and in which charge does not easily flow
  40. 87. The flow of electric charge that transports energy, measured in amperes
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  1. 2. The study of electric charges at rest
  2. 3. A collision in which objects rebound without lasting deformation or generation of heat
  3. 5. An electric circuit in which electrical devices are connected in such a way that the same voltage acts across each one
  4. 6. A wave in which the medium vibrates perpendicularly to the direction in which the wave travels
  5. 7. The distance between successive crests or troughs
  6. 8. The relationship between electric force, charge, and distance
  7. 12. In the simplest sense, a push or a pull
  8. 13. The speed at which the acceleration of a falling object ends because air resistance balances gravitational force
  9. 15. The change of phase from liquid to gas
  10. 16. A stationary interference pattern formed when two sets of identical waves pass through the medium in opposite directions
  11. 18. The energy that something possesses because of its motion
  12. 19. The resistive force that opposes the motion of an object
  13. 21. An event in which the Moon blocks light from the Sun and the Moon’s shadow falls on part of the Earth
  14. 23. The property of materials to pass light in straight lines without being scattered
  15. 25. The amount of work done per unit of time
  16. 26. A collision in which objects become distorted, generate heat, and possibly stick together
  17. 28. The product of the force acting on an object and the time during which it acts
  18. 31. The SI unit of electric charge
  19. 33. Motion under the influence of gravity alone
  20. 35. A quantity that has both a magnitude and a direction
  21. 38. A measure of the average kinetic energy per molecule in a substance
  22. 39. The return of light rays into the same medium in which it came from
  23. 40. An event in which the Moon passes into the shadow of the Earth.
  24. 41. The quantity of matter in an object
  25. 44. The change of phase from gas to liquid
  26. 46. The property of a system that enables it to do work (Ex. PE and KE)
  27. 47. A wave in which the medium vibrates parallel to the direction in which the wave travels
  28. 48. The energy that something possesses because of its position
  29. 49. The quantity of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1°C
  30. 51. Which of Newton's Laws that states "For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction"
  31. 52. Which of Newton's Laws that states Force is equal to mass times acceleration
  32. 53. The relationship between Voltage, Current, and Resistance
  33. 56. An energy carrying wave emitted by a vibrating charge that is composed of oscillating electric and magnetic fields.
  34. 57. The product of the mass of an object and its velocity
  35. 58. An object's speed and direction of motion (Vector)
  36. 59. Which of Newton's Laws that deals with inertia
  37. 61. The time in which a vibration or wave is completed
  38. 64. Tides that occur when the moon is midway between new and full, in either direction
  39. 65. The property of materials not to allow passage of light
  40. 67. The darker part of a shadow
  41. 69. the property of a material that resists current, measured in ohms
  42. 71. For a wave or vibration, the maximum displacement on either side of the equilibrium
  43. 72. How fast an object moves; the distance traveled per unit of time (Scalar)
  44. 75. The speed that a projectile, space probe, or similar object must reach to escape the gravitational pull of the Earth
  45. 79. The force upon an object due to gravity (mg)
  46. 80. The unit of force
  47. 82. A quantity that has magnitude but not direction, such as mass and volume