E1 Physical Science Flashcards

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Matter

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anything that has mass and takes up space

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Mass

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a measure of the amount of matter in a object

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Volume

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a measure of how much space an objecttakes up.

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Weight

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a force of gravity between Earth and a object

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Density

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a measure of how tightly packed the matter in an object is

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conduct

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the passing of heat through a material while the material itself stays in place

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insulate

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to prevent from passing through

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Scientific Meausurement

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amount of matter in an object.

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buoyancy

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the upward force of fluids on a object

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fluid

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a substance that countinuasly flows under sheer stress

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resist

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to withstand action or affect

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displace

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to remove from the usual or proper place

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principle

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a law or fact of nature that explains how something works or why something happens

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submerge

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to make (someone or something) go under the surface of water or some other liquid

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neutral

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a state in which power is equal; not positive or negative

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hover

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to be in an undecided or uncertain state to remain floating over a place or object

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mold

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to press into shape

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hull

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the frame or body of a ship,flying boat or airship

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cavity

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a hollow place

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buoyant force

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any gas object getting an upper push

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evaporate

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to change from a liquid to gas

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condense

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to change from a gas to a liquid

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melt

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to change from a solid to liquid

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water vapor

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the gas state of water

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freeze

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to change from liquid to solid

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element

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A pure substance that cannot be broken down into any simpler substances

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compound

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Any substance that is formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements and acts like a single substance

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atom

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The smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element

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proton

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A particle in the nucleus of an atom that carries one unit of positive electric charge

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neutron

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A particle in the nucleus of an atom that has no net electric charge

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electron

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A particle in the space out side the nucleus of an atom that carries one unit of negative electric charge

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nucleus

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A dense structure inside the cell

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molecule

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A particle that contains more than one atom joined together