Unit 5 Vocab

Question 1

Hypthesis

Answer 1

A educated guess or or proposed explanation based on their observation and understand of a phenomenon..

Question 2

Independent Variable

Answer 2

The variable that has changed

Question 3

Dependent Variable

Answer 3

The variable that is measured

Question 4

Controlled Variable

Answer 4

The variable that does not change

Question 5

Constant

Answer 5

The variable that is kept the same throughout the entire experiment.

Question 6

Magnet

Answer 6

A magnet is any material capable of producing a magnetic field.

Question 7

Magnetic Field

Answer 7

A magnetic field in the invisible area of force around a magnet that attracts certain metals

Question 8

Attraction

Answer 8

The force that pulls objects togethers like opposite charged particles.

Question 9

Repulsions

Answer 9

The force that pushes objects apart like similarity charged particles.

Question 10

Field

Answer 10

a region in which each point has a physical quantity associated with it

Question 11

Force at a distance

Answer 11

a force (push or pull) that acts on an object without any direct physical contact

Question 12

electric Field

Answer 12

an invisible force filed that surrounds electrically charged objects. It describes how a charge pushes an d pull other charges in what directions.

Question 13

Charged Particle

Answer 13

a tiny piece of matte (electron or proton) that has an electric charges positive or negative that can attract and repel other particles based on its charge

Question 14

Potential energy

Answer 14

stored energy that an object has because of its position

Question 15

Gravitational Field

Answer 15

the force field that exist In space around every Mass or group of masses; extends out in all directions and the magnitude of the gravitational force decreases from the object increases

Question 16

Interaction

Answer 16

the process of tow or more things action on each other (attraction or repulsion)