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Model
Physics; General physics
A mental or physical representation of something that cannot be observed directly that is usually used as an aid to understanding.
Echo
Physics; General physics
A reflected sound that can be distinguished from the original sound, which usually arrives 0.1 sec or more after the original sound.
Negative electric charge
Physics; General physics
One of the two types of electric charge; repels other negative charges and attracts positive charges.
Elastic strain
Physics; General physics
An adjustment to stress in which materials recover their original shape after a stress is released.
Negative ion
Physics; General physics
Atom or particle that has a surplus, or imbalance, of electrons and, thus, a negative charge.
Electric circuit
Physics; General physics
Consists of a voltage source that maintains an electrical potential, a continuous conducting path for a current to follow, and a device where work is done by the electrical potential; a switch in the ...
Net force
Physics; General physics
The resulting force after all vector forces have been added; if a net force is zero, all the forces have cancelled each other and there is not an unbalanced force.
