Vocab 1
A material that allows heat and electricity to pass through easily
Conductor
The force of gravity on an object
Weight
The structure that makes up elements
Atom
Dull elements that are poor conductors
Nonmetal
The thin, outermost layer of the Earth
Crust
An organized way to display data
Data Table
The variable changed by the experimenter
Independent Variable
The movement of sediment by wind or water
Erosion
A material that does not allow heat or electricity to pass easily
Insulator
The tendency of an object to resist changes in motion
Inertia
A moon phase where the moon is waning and one-quarter is visible
Last Quarter
An atom with a positive or negative charge
Ion
A subatomic particle with no charge
Neutron
A system that exchanges matter and energy
Open System
A vertical column of elements
Group (Periodic Table)
The ability to be hammered into thin sheets
Malleable
An upward force that opposes gravity
Lift
A property that does not depend on the amount of a material (ex: density, boiling point, melting point)
Characteristic Property
The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles
Convection
A mixture that is not evenly mixed
Heterogeneous Mixture
A full-size working model
Prototype
A chart organizing elements by atomic number
Periodic Table
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
Newton’s Third Law
Force equals mass times acceleration
Newton’s Second Law
Objects stay in motion or at rest unless acted on by a force
Newton’s First Law