MOY VOCAB

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Rarefaction

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A less dense, more spread out region of longitudinal waves.

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Energy

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The ability of a system to do work; required for changes to happen within a system.

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Direction

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A straight path that an object can move along.

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Friction

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A force that resists the motion of two surfaces sliding across one another.

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Periodic Table of Elements

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A table in which all the known elements are arranged by properties and are represented by chemical symbols.

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Compression

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A denser region of longitudinal waves.

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Force

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A push or pull on an object that can cause it to accelerate.

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Gravity

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A force that attracts two bodies towards each other, commonly experienced as the weight of an object.

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Normal Force

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The support force exerted upon an object that is in contact with another stable object.

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Applied Force

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A force that is applied to an object by a person or another object.