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physical properties
density
state of matter
size dependent properties
Any characteristic of matter that can be observed without chan…
The amount of mass in a given volume
Tells you whether a sample of matter is a solid, liquid, or a…
physical properties, such as volume and mass, that change when…
physical properties
Any characteristic of matter that can be observed without chan…
density
The amount of mass in a given volume
Chemical formula
Reactant
Product
Valence electrons
Symbols that show the elements in a compound and the ratio of…
A substance that enters into a chemical reaction.
A substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction.
The electrons that are in the highest energy level of an atom…
Chemical formula
Symbols that show the elements in a compound and the ratio of…
Reactant
A substance that enters into a chemical reaction.
accuracy
chemistry
controlled experiment
estimate
a measure of how close a measurement comes to the actual value…
The science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences deal…
An experiment with only one variable
An approximation for the result of a calculation.
accuracy
a measure of how close a measurement comes to the actual value…
chemistry
The science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences deal…
science
technology
chemistry
physics
a system of knowledge and the methods you use to find that kno…
Application of science to help people
the study of matter and how it changes
the study of forces and energy
science
a system of knowledge and the methods you use to find that kno…
technology
Application of science to help people
freeze
freezing point
melt
melting point
to change from a liquid to a solid; opposite of melt
The temperature at which a liquid changes into a solid; same t…
to change from a solid to a liquid; opposite of freeze
The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid; same temper…
freeze
to change from a liquid to a solid; opposite of melt
freezing point
The temperature at which a liquid changes into a solid; same t…
Scientific method
Observation
Hypothesis
Dependent variable
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or ans…
Information obtained through the senses.
A proposed, scientifically testable explanation for an observe…
a variable whose value depends on that of another
Scientific method
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or ans…
Observation
Information obtained through the senses.
Periodic Table
Period
Group
Periodic Law
An arrangement of elements in columns, based on a set of prope…
A row in the a periodic table of elements.
A column of elements on the periodic table.
The pattern of repeating properties displayed by elements in t…
Periodic Table
An arrangement of elements in columns, based on a set of prope…
Period
A row in the a periodic table of elements.
Periodic Table
Period
Group
Periodic Law
It is an arrangement of elements in columns, based on a set of…
It is a row of elements in the periodic table. The different c…
It is a column of elements in the periodic table that have sim…
It is the pattern of when members in a group have the similar…
Periodic Table
It is an arrangement of elements in columns, based on a set of…
Period
It is a row of elements in the periodic table. The different c…
longitudinal waves
mechanical wave
medium
transverse wave
a wave in which the particles move parallel to the path of the…
a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to…
Material through which a wave travels
A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to t…
longitudinal waves
a wave in which the particles move parallel to the path of the…
mechanical wave
a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to…
chemical reaction
chemical equation
reactant
product
a process in which substances change into new substances with…
a short easy way to a chemical reaction using symbols.
the starting substance in a chemical reaction that appears to…
a substance formed as a result of chemical reaction which is s…
chemical reaction
a process in which substances change into new substances with…
chemical equation
a short easy way to a chemical reaction using symbols.
Science
Observing
Qualitative Observation
Quantitative Observation
A way of learning about the natural world by gathering informa…
Using one or more of your senses to gather information.
Descriptions that don't involve numbers or measurements. ex. c…
Measurement or amount. ex. height or weight
Science
A way of learning about the natural world by gathering informa…
Observing
Using one or more of your senses to gather information.
Physics
scientific methods
hypothesis
conversion factor
A branch of science that involves the study of the physical wo…
A pattern of investigation that starts with a problem or quest…
a possible explanation for a problem using what you know and o…
a ratio between two measurements that are equal in amount but…
Physics
A branch of science that involves the study of the physical wo…
scientific methods
A pattern of investigation that starts with a problem or quest…
accuracy
chemistry
controlled experiment
estimate
a measure of how close a measurement comes to the actual value…
The science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences deal…
An experiment with only one variable
An approximation for the result of a calculation.
accuracy
a measure of how close a measurement comes to the actual value…
chemistry
The science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences deal…
Inferring
Predicting
Variable
Technology
Explanation of your observations using reasoning from what you…
Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on p…
The factors that can change in an experiment.
A way of changing the natural world to meet human needs or sol…
Inferring
Explanation of your observations using reasoning from what you…
Predicting
Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on p…
Natural Philosophy
Branches of physical science
Branches of life science
physical science
the study of unanswered questions
geology, astronomy, chemistry, and physics
zoology, botany, and biology
the study of matter and energy and the changes they undergo
Natural Philosophy
the study of unanswered questions
Branches of physical science
geology, astronomy, chemistry, and physics
Definition of a physical property
Examples of physical properties
Size dependent properties
Size independent properties
property that you can detect with your senses
color, shape, smell, taste, matter, density, and mass
length, width, mass, volume
density, color, state
Definition of a physical property
property that you can detect with your senses
Examples of physical properties
color, shape, smell, taste, matter, density, and mass
matter
chemistry
substance
physical property
anything that takes up space
study of matter and how matter changes
single kind of matter that is pure, always having a specific m…
characteristic of a substance that can be observed w/out chang…
matter
anything that takes up space
chemistry
study of matter and how matter changes
temperature
thermal energy
heat
specific heat
measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles tha…
sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the particles that…
energy that is transferred between objects due to a temperatur…
amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a ma…
temperature
measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles tha…
thermal energy
sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the particles that…
Heat
specific heat
temperature
thermal energy
The energy transferred between objects that are at different t…
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gr…
A measure of the average energy of motion of the particles of…
The energy of motion in the molecules of a substance.
Heat
The energy transferred between objects that are at different t…
specific heat
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gr…
Classification
Chordata
Vertabrates
homologies
Ordering of organisms into categories such as orders, families…
The phylum of the animal kingdom the includes vertabrates
Spinal cord
Similarities between organisms based on descent from a common…
Classification
Ordering of organisms into categories such as orders, families…
Chordata
The phylum of the animal kingdom the includes vertabrates
*Chemistry
substance
physical property
chemical property
study of the properties of matter and how matter changes
a single kind of matter that is pure and has a specific set of…
a characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed with…
a characteristic of a pure substance that describes its abilit…
*Chemistry
study of the properties of matter and how matter changes
substance
a single kind of matter that is pure and has a specific set of…
Temperature
Fahrenheit scale
Celsius scale
Kelvin scale
The measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of…
The ___________ scale has an ice point of 32° and a steam poin…
The ________ scale has an ice point of 0° and a steam point of…
The _________ scale begins at absolute zero. 273 ________ is t…
Temperature
The measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of…
Fahrenheit scale
The ___________ scale has an ice point of 32° and a steam poin…
capillary action
hydrologic cycle
water budget
water vapor
the process of water pulling itself upward through small openi…
the circulation of water from one of Earth's systems to anothe…
relationship between evaporation, condensation, and storage of…
water in gaseous form... - tasteless, odorless, transparent... - tro…
capillary action
the process of water pulling itself upward through small openi…
hydrologic cycle
the circulation of water from one of Earth's systems to anothe…
periodic law
period
group
ion
the law that states that the repeating chemical and physical p…
A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table
A column on the periodic table
A particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative)
periodic law
the law that states that the repeating chemical and physical p…
period
A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table
Energy
Mechanical Energy
Kinetic Energy
Nonrenewable resources
the ability to do work or cause a change
total energy of motion and position of an object
energy of motion
resources available in a limited amount and used faster than t…
Energy
the ability to do work or cause a change
Mechanical Energy
total energy of motion and position of an object