Apologia Physical Science module 1
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Poemomie on August 26, 2008
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Alex, Apologia Physical Science with Mrs. Darden, grace academy, Apologia Physical Science, MGA physical science
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 physical science | the science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| atom | the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element |
| molecule | the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance |
| element | is a form matter that contains only kind of atom. |
| compound | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight |
| mixture | (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) |
| units | Tells the reader how the information is being measured/reported, Tells the reader how the information is being measured/reported |
| metric system | a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| gram | a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram |
| Newton | the metric unit for forces including weight |
| meter | a metric unit to measure length or distance (it's about the same as a yard) |
| foot | a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard |
| liter | a metric unit of volume |
| second | 1/60 of a minute |
| factor-label method | method of converting to one unit of measure |
| slug | The English unit for mass |
| celsius | sometimes called centigrade, standard scale for measuring temperature |
| concentration | The quantity of a substance within a certain volume |
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