Science Chapters 5-6 + End of 4 Flashcards
the Greek mathematician who discovered that fluids exert a buoyant force upon objects within them
Archimedes
an upward force exerted by a fluid on a solid object placed in the fluid
buoyancy
the principle stating that the buoyant force experienced by an object is exactly equal to the weight of the fluid displaced
Archimedes’ principle
a vessel that is designed to operate below the surface of the water, but can also float on the surface
submarine
when an object is completely submerged but not sinking
neutral buoyancy
resistance of any object moving through a fluid
drag
science of shaping objects to allow the smooth flow of fluids around them and reduce drag
streamlining
a force on an object that is generated by relative motion between the object and a fluid and is perpendicular to the direction of fluid flow
lift
the ability to do work and change matter
energy
energy of motion
kinetic energy
the law stating that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transferred
law of conservation of energy
the principle stating that mass and energy can be considered two different ways of measuring the same physical property
mass-energy equivalence
the law stating that the sum of mass and energy is constant
law of conservation of mass and energy
the energy of an entire object moving
whole-body kinetic energy
simplest form of motion
translational motion
whole-body kinetic energy caused by translational motion
translational kinetic energy
natural forces that cause potential energy
fundamental forces
attractive force between all material objects
gravitational force
a force that affects certain subatomic particles; stronger than the gravitational force but weaker than the electromagnetic force
weak nuclear force
second-strongest fundamental force, which affects only objects with an electric charge
electromagnetic force
energy resulting from the chemical combination of atoms into molecules
chemical energy
the strongest fundamental force, which acts only within atomic nuclei and combines subatomic particles together to form the nucleus of an atom
strong nuclear force
internal energy that an object has because of random motions of its individual molecules
thermal energy
the state in which no thermal energy is transferred between objects because they are at the same temperature
thermal equilibrium
transfer of thermal energy from an object of higher temperature to an object of lower temperature
heat
amount of heat needed to change its temperature by a certain amount
heat capacity
the ratio of an object’s heat capacity to the object’s mass
specific heat
device designed to measure the heat involved in physical and chemical changes
calorimeter