Vocabulary Pt 1
the ability to cause change
energy
anything that takes up space and has mass.
matter
materials that allow heat to flow easily.
conductor
pattern of investigation procedures that can include stating a problem, forming a hypothesis, researching and gathering information, testing a hypothesis, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions.
Scientific method
factor that, as it changes, affects the measure of another variable.
Independent Variable
energy in motion
kinetic energy
two or more substances physically combined
mixture
negative particle outside of the nucleus in the electron cloud
electron
possible explanation for a problem using what is known and what is observed.
hypothesis
statement about what happens in nature that seems to be true all
Scientific Law
energy stored in chemical bonds of compounds.
Chemical potential energy
energy stored in objects being compressed or stretched
elastic potential energy
stored energy
potential energy
standard for comparison of test results in an experiment.
control
the attraction two objects have on one another
Law of Universal Gravity
a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in an object.
temperature
materials that do not allow heat to flow easily
insulator
Electrons stored in the outer shell of the atom
valence electron
actor that does not vary in the experiment, a variable that does not change.
Constant
The force of gravity on an object.
The force of gravity on an object
materials that allow heat to flow easily.
conductor
the smallest particle of an element that still has the properties of that element.
atom
a force that holds atoms together in a substance
chemical bond
quantity that can have more than a single value, can cause a change in the results of an experiment.
Variable
momentum is never created or destroyed in a collision, it only is transferred
Law of conservation of momentum