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Explain The Physics Science Of Wind Wave In Ocean Waves Flashcards

Cards: 41| Attempts: 27| Last updated: Mar 31, 2021

The Angle Of The Sun's Rays Striking The Eart...

All Of These

Ocean Waves Refract Due To

Shallow Water

At What Water Depth Is An Ocean Wave Affected...

At The Depth Equal To One-half The Wave's Wav...

Deep Ocean Currents Flow In A Circulation Pat...

North To South

Physical Science 101 - Hewitt Review

Cards: 54| Attempts: 20| Last updated: Sep 18, 2015

Who First Explained Brownian Motion And Made ...

The Explanation For Brownian Motion Was First...

How Does The Approximate Number Of Atoms In T...

They Are The Same.

Why Can Atoms Not Be Seen With A Powerful Opt...

Atoms Are Smaller Than The Wavelength Of Visi...

What Is The Purpose Of A Model In Science?

Models Help Visualize What We Cannot See, And...

Physical Science Lesson 1: Matter, Mass, And Weight

Cards: 7| Attempts: 19| Last updated: Sep 17, 2015

Anything That Has Mass And Takes Up Space

Matter

The Amount Of Matter An Object Has

Mass

The Measure Of The Amoungt Of Gravity Acting ...

Weight

The Amount Of Space Taken Up By Matter

Volume

Physical Science Cont'd

Cards: 29| Attempts: 7| Last updated: Sep 18, 2015

What Are The Temperatures For Freeqing Water ...

Freezing (0 Degrees Celcius, 32 Degrees Fahre...

What Is Meant By "translational" Kinetic Ener...

Motion From One Place To Another

What Is Meant By The Statement That A Thermom...

The Thermometer Measures An Object When In ...

Distinguish Between Temperature And Heat

Heat Is The Energy Transferred From One Objec...

PHYSICAL SCIENCE - MODULE 12

Cards: 10| Attempts: 5| Last updated: Sep 17, 2015

Photon

A Small "package" Of Light That Acts Like A P...

Charging By Conduction

Charging An Object By Allowing It To Come Int...

Charging By Induction

Charging An Object Without Direct And Charge.

Electrical Current

The Amount Of Charge That Travels Past A Fixe...

Physical Science Module 10

Cards: 7| Attempts: 4| Last updated: Sep 16, 2015

Inertia

The Tendancy Of An Object To Resist Changes...

Friction

A Force That Opposes Motion, Resulting Fro...

Kinetic Friction

Friction That Opposes Motion Once The Motion ...

Static Friction

Friction Thhat Opposes The Initiation Of Moti...

Physical Science Study Guide Module 7

Cards: 36| Attempts: 3| Last updated: Sep 18, 2015

What Is Weather?

The Condition Of The Earth's Atmosphere

What Is Climate?

A Steady Condition That Prevails Day In And D...

Where Does Thermal Energy Come From?

The Sun

What Does Insolation Mean?

Radiation That Hits The Earth

Physical Science 2 Final P4

Cards: 12| Attempts: 2| Last updated: Sep 30, 2015

The Breakup Of Pangaea Began In The Mesozoic ...

During The Triassic Era

The Breakup Of Pangaea Resulted In

A Worldwide Rise In Sea Level

The First Reptiles Occurred During The

Carboniferous Era

Coal Is Composed Of

Buried Plant Material That Has Partially Deca...

Physical Science Vocabulary - Chapter 5

Cards: 19| Attempts: 2| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

Valence Electrons

The Electrons That Are In The Highest Energy ...

Electron Dot Diagram

A Representation Of The Valence Electrons In ...

Chemical Bond

The Force That Holds Atoms Together

Ion

An Atom Or Group Of Atoms That Has Become Ele...

Physical Science Semester 2 Review Chapter 13

Cards: 19| Attempts: 1| Last updated: Sep 18, 2015

What Is An Electric Charge?

An Electrical Property Of Matter That Creates...

What Are The Two Types Of Electric Charge?

Positive And Negative

Describe The Interaction Between Two Like Cha...

Like- Repel, Opposites- Attract

What Does Electric Force Depend On?

Charge And Distance

Physical Science Prefix - 17

Cards: 25| Attempts: 1| Last updated: Mar 31, 2021

Ferro

Iron (ferromagnetic)

Fibr

Fiber, Thread (optic Fiber)

Fiss

Split,divide Into (nuclear ...

-flect, -flex

Bend (reflection Lense)

Physical Science A

Cards: 234| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Nov 15, 2016

According To The Graph, For Which Year Was Th...

1991

The Speed Of Light Is Approximately 3 X 108 M...

300,000,000 M/s

The Main Branches Of Natural Science Are

Life, Physical, And Earth Science.

Pure Science Is Best Defined As The

Continuing Search For New Knowledge.

Physical Science Semester 2 Review Chapter 8

Cards: 20| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Sep 18, 2015

How Do You Determine Speed?

Distance Over Speed

How Do You Calculate Momentum?

Mass X Speed

How Does Velocity Differ From Speed?

Velocity Includes Direction

What Is The Difference Between Mass And Weigh...

Weight Is The Measurement Of Mass

Physical Science Semester 2 Review Chapter 9

Cards: 19| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Sep 18, 2015

What Is Power?

A Quantity That Measures The Rate At Which Wo...

Know How To Solve For Power. How Do You Measu...

Work Over Time, Watts, W

What Does Potential Energy Depend On?

Mass & Height

How Many Types Of Simple Machines Exist?

Six

Physical Science Semester 2 Review Chapter 10

Cards: 10| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Sep 18, 2015

How Does The Fluid In A Thermometer Rise?

Liquid Expansion

How Is Energy Transferred As Heat?

Substance At Higher Temperature To A Substanc...

Know The Freezing And Boiling Points For Each...

Fahrenheit: Freezing-32, Boiling-212. Ce...

Know Examples Of Conductors.

Liquids, Gases.

Physical Science Semester 2 Review Chapter 11

Cards: 16| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Sep 18, 2015

What Is A Wave?

A Disturbance That Transmits Energy Through M...

Calculate The Speed Of A Wave.

Wavelength/period

What Do Waves Transfer?

Energy

What Is The Difference Between A Mechanical W...

Electromagnetic- Does Not Require A Medium, D...

Physical Science Semester 2 Review Chapter 12

Cards: 20| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Sep 18, 2015

What factors effect The Speed Of So...

Temperature And Medium

What Does The Loudness Of A Sound Depend On?

Contained Energy And Intensity

What Is The Difference Between A High Pitch A...

High Pitch- High Frequency, Low Pitch- Low Fr...

How Do All Musical instruments Produce S...

Standing Waves