Flashcard 23

Front

What is defined as the sum of all the forces acting on an object?

Back

Net Force

Front

What law states that forces always act in equal but opposite pairs?

Back

Newton's Third Law

Front

What is the term for the transfer of thermal energy?

Back

Heat

Front

What is a systematic way to solve scientific problems using a step-by-step process?

Back

Scientific Method

Front

What is the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms?

Back

Evolution

Front

What is the force that opposes the motion of an object through a fluid?

Back

Drag Force

Front

What is the term for the rate of change of velocity?

Back

Acceleration

Front

What is the principle that states energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed?

Back

Law of Conservation of Energy

Front

What is the term for the push or pull on an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object?

Back

Force

Front

What is the process of observing and recording data to understand a phenomenon?

Back

Experimentation