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1. What helps turn the armature in a hand-turned generator?
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2. What states that when there is action there is another equal but opposite action?
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3. Who named electricity after he made two beads pull toward each other?
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4. What color of light would grass reflect?
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5. What happens when you provide another path for electrons to travel?
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6. Which of these changes mechanical energy into electrical energy?
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7. About how fast does sound travel in meters per second?
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8. What occurs when electrons with more potential energy go to places with less?
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9. What is another name for a generator shaft?
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10. What scientist developed the process for manufacturing carbon filaments?
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11. What does the Greek word "elektron" mean?
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12. What is the minimum wind speed for modern windmills to be effective?
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13. What does the word "lodestone" mean?
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14. Which of the following is chemical energy labeled as?
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15. What instrument allows today's taxicab drivers to measure the distance traveled?
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16. Which sentence best states Snell's Law?
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17. Which of the following means "support by the use of magnetic force"?
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18. Which is usually greater:the inertial mass or the gravitational mass ?
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What helps turn the armature in a hand-turned generator?
What states that when there is action there is another equal but...
Who named electricity after he made two beads pull toward each other?
What color of light would grass reflect?
What happens when you provide another path for electrons to travel?
Which of these changes mechanical energy into electrical energy?
About how fast does sound travel in meters per second?
What occurs when electrons with more potential energy go to places...
What is another name for a generator shaft?
What scientist developed the process for manufacturing carbon...
What does the Greek word "elektron" mean?
What is the minimum wind speed for modern windmills to be effective?
What does the word "lodestone" mean?
Which of the following is chemical energy labeled as?
What instrument allows today's taxicab drivers to measure the distance...
Which sentence best states Snell's Law?
Which of the following means "support by the use of magnetic force"?
Which is usually greater:the inertial mass or the gravitational mass ?
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