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41 Cards in this Set
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matter |
anything that occupies space and has mass |
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mass |
a measure of an objects tendency to resist a change in motion |
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operational definition |
secular science use unseen matter in the universe called this to explain the big bang |
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mixtures |
combinations of two or more pure substances or another |
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temperature |
the hotness or coldness of an object or substance |
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solid, liquid, and gases |
the three states of matter |
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fluid |
any substance that flows |
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plasma |
the fourth state of matter |
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vaporation |
the change from liquid state to a vapor |
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sublimation |
occurs when a solid substance turns directly into a vapor without becoming a liquid first |
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deposition |
the opposite of sublimation |
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condensation |
the opposite of vaporization |
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weight |
the gravitational attraction for an objects mass |
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volume |
the space it occupies |
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force |
a push or pull |
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contact force feild force |
the two types of forces |
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contact force |
acts when objects touch each other |
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field force |
acts on objects seperated by distance; dont have touch |
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compound |
a pure substance bc it contains the same elements in the same proportians; the atom of one elements can bond with atoms from another element to form this |
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element |
a pure substance made of one kind of atom |
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molecule |
distinct particles formed by the combination of two or more atoms |
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fission |
a kind of nuclear change that when a heavy nucleus splits into smaller nucei and releases alot of energy along with several of its neutrons |
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fussion |
another kind of nucleur change that the sun and stars rely on |
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collider |
reveals the nature of its tiniest particles that make up matter |
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dark matter |
the unseen matter that provides the mass needed to pull things together |
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freezing point |
the temp. at which a substance melts or freezes |
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work |
a force that acts on an object as it moves through a distance |
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kinetic energy |
a moving object has this; depends on the mass of an object and its speed |
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potential energy |
an object has this kind of energy when a force acting on it gives it the potential to move |
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atom |
the smallest building block of matter |
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ions |
atoms with more or fewer electrons than protons |
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nucleus |
an atoms center |
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gravity |
gives things weight |
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the day age theory |
believes that the days of creation were long periods of time or ages during which god created the universe and all its contents |
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thermal energy |
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sound energy |
exist when particles in matter vibrate repeatedly back and forth in one direction |
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magnetic energy |
results from the motion of electical charges |
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chemical energy |
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light energy |
everything that gives off light produces this |
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nuclear energy |
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electrical energy |
the ability to do work with electrical charges |
