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19 Cards in this Set
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physical science
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the science of matter and energy and their interactions
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atom |
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
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molecule |
the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance |
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element |
is a form matter that contains only kind of atom.
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compound |
(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
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mixture |
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
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units
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Tells the reader how the information is being measured/reported
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metric system |
a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second
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mass
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the amount of matter in an object
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gram |
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
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Newton
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the metric unit for forces including weight
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meter |
a metric unit to measure length or distance (it's about the same as a yard)
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foot |
a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
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liter |
a metric unit of volume
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second |
1/60 of a minute
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factor-label method |
method of converting to one unit of measure
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slug |
The English unit for mass
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celsius |
sometimes called centigrade, standard scale for measuring temperature
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concentration |
The quantity of a substance within a certain volume
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