8th grade semester exam flash cards

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A property of objects which can be transferred to other objects or converted into different forms.

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Energy

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An interaction that, when unopposed, will change the motion of an object.

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Force

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A vibration that typically propagates as an audible wave of pressure through a medium such as air.

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Sound

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A person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition.

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Cause

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A change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

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Effect

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A force under the influence of which objects tend to move toward each other.

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Attraction

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A force under the influence of which objects tend to move away from each other.

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Repulsion

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The energy that an object possesses due to its motion.

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Kinetic energy

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A variable whose variation does not depend on that of another.

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Independent variable

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A variable whose value depends on that of another.

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Dependent variable