Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
45 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Physical state
|
The classification of matter as a solid,liquid,or gas. |
|
|
Matter |
Anything that has mass and takes up space. |
|
|
Mass |
The amount of matter in something; (measured in grams) |
|
|
Physical properties |
Measurable characteristics that describe the physical state Of something, including mass magnetism temperature density shape volume and conductivity |
|
|
Solid |
Has a definite shape and a definite volume;particles are tightly packed |
|
|
Liquid |
Has a define volume but no definite shape;particles easily flow past one another. |
|
|
Gas |
Neither has a fixed volume nor fixed shape;particles spread far apart. |
|
|
Density |
The amount of space an object takes up |
|
|
Graduated Cylinder |
Lab tool used to find the volume of an irregular shaped object |
|
|
Thermal energy |
Energy that can be measured by a thermometer |
|
|
Condoctor |
A material or substance that transfers energy easily |
|
|
Insulator |
A substance that does not transfer energy easily |
|
|
Boiling Point |
The tempature which a subtance changes from liquid to a gas |
|
|
Melting Point |
The temperature which a substance changes from solid to liquid
|
|
|
Freezing Point |
The temperature at which a substance changes from liquid to solid
|
|
|
Conderstion |
Physical change in matter from a gas to a liquid |
|
|
Evaporation |
Physical change in matter from a liquid to a gas
|
|
|
Mixure |
A combination of two or more substances where each keeps its own properties
|
|
|
Force |
A push and pull that causes an object to move , stop or change direction |
|
|
Movement |
A change in position or location
|
|
|
Direction |
A line or course alone which something is moving |
|
|
Gravity |
The force tghat causes objects with mass to attract one another |
|
|
Friction |
A force that resists the motion of two surfaces sliding across one another
|
|
|
Position |
Where an object is located in space |
|
|
Work |
Movement or change in something |
|
|
Lens |
a clear piece of curved glass or plastic that bends passing light to focus or spread the light rays
|
|
|
Electric Current |
The flow of electricity around a circut |
|
|
Electric Circut |
The pathway thought which electrical current flows |
|
|
Flow |
To move or travel smoothly in a circut direction |
|
|
Refraction |
The bending or redirection of energy waves as they pass from one another |
|
|
Reflection |
Energy waves bounding off the surface of an object |
|
|
Condoctor |
Materal that allows heat or electical energy to easily flow though it |
|
|
Insulator |
Material though which heat or electricity does not easily flow |
|
|
Electrical Energy |
Energy resulting from the flow of charged particals |
|
|
Thermal /Heat Energy |
Energy that can be measured by a thermometer |
|
|
Energy |
What is needed to do or cause change |
|
|
Mechanical Energy |
Energy produced by a machine or a moving part |
|
|
Light Energy |
Electro magnatic energy that can be sensed by the eye |
|
|
Non-Renewable Resource |
A resource that once exhasted,cannnot be replaced in a short period of time |
|
|
Conservation |
To protect resources and avoid wasteful and destructive use |
|
|
Renewable Resource |
A resource that which can replenish to overcome usage and consumption, either through biological reproduction or other naturally reoccurring processes. |
|
|
Prey |
An animal that's hunted as food |
|
|
Predator |
An organism that hunts and feeds on other oranisms |
|
|
Food Web |
An intercoming set of food chain |
|
|
Food Chain |
A path of energy transfer from one organism to another |
