Human Body Flashcards
Anything that has mass and takes up space
matter
When energy is actually doing work
Kinetic Energy
When energy is stored or is inactive
Potential Energy
When the bonds of potential energy are broken
Chemical Energy
Results from the movement of charged particles
Electrical Energy
Directly involved in moving matter
Mechanical Energy
Travels in waves
Radiant Energy
All matter is composed of these
Element
The smaller part of an element
Atom
Has a positive charge
Proton
Has a negative charge
Neutron
Negative charge equal in strength the the positive charge
Electron
Group of atoms bounded together
Molecules
When two or more ‘different’ atoms bound together
Compound
Process that involves rearrangement of the molecular structure
Chemical Reactions
The atoms outermost shell
Valence Shell