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M
Motion - change with time of the position or orientation R
of a body.
Resistance - is a force that counteracts the flow of
current.
Mass - the measure of the amount of matter in a body.
O S
Ohms - the SI unit of electrical resistance.
Series - is a simple pathway that lets electrons flow to
one or more resistors.
A C
Ampere - The SI base unit of electrical current. Calorie - as the amount of heat required at a pressure of
1 standard atmosphere to raise the temperature of 1 gram
of water 1° Celsius.
Acceleration - the rate of change of velocity per unit of
time.
Celsius - unit of temperature.
T
Tension - is a force along the length of a medium,
V
especially a force carried by a flexible medium, such as Voltage - is the pressure from an electrical circuit's
a rope or cable power source that pushes charged electrons (current)
through a conducting loop, enabling them to do work
such as illuminating a light.
Thermal - refers to the energy contained within a system
that is responsible for its temperature.
Velocity - the speed of something in a given direction.
K
G
Kinetic - is the energy an object has because of its
Gravitational force - The force of attraction between any motion.
two bodies is directly proportional to the product of their
masses and is inversely proportional to the square of the
distance between them. Kelvin - the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature.
H L
Heat - is the transfer of kinetic energy from one medium Light - is electromagnetic radiation within the portion of
or object to another, or from an energy source to a the electromagnetic spectrum that is perceived by the
medium or object. human eye.
I
Inertia - a property of matter by which it continues in its
E
existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line Electrons - is a negatively charged subatomic particle
unless that state is changed by an external force that can be either bound to an atom or free (not bound).