Mi-STAR 7.1 Off the Grid Unit Review

Front

How can you increase the static electric force of a balloon?

Back

Rub it on your hair for a longer amount of time.

Front

What is the difference between transfer and transformation?

Back

Transfer - give; Transform - change.

Front

What are facts, observations, or data called?

Back

Evidence.

Front

What happens to kinetic energy when you increase potential energy?

Back

It decreases.

Front

What does it mean to engage in an activity?

Back

To take part in, usually requiring more than one person.

Front

What is static electricity?

Back

A stationary electric charge typically produced by friction.

Front

Define potential energy.

Back

The energy possessed by an object due to its position or condition.

Front

Define kinetic energy.

Back

The energy that an object possesses due to its motion.

Front

What is the law of conservation of energy?

Back

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

Front

What is an independent variable?

Back

The variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment.