What is the rate of change in velocity, usually expressed in meters per second; involves an increase or decrease in speed and/or a change in direction
100
A stable elementary particle that is negatively charged and
orbits the nucleus of an atom
What is an electron
100
Condensation
What is the process of changing from a gas (i.e., water vapor) to a liquid (i.e., dew); the act of making more dense or compact
100
Screw
What is a type of simple machine that consist of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder
100
Independent variable
What is the factor that is changed in an experiment in order to study changes in the dependent variable
200
Air resistance
What is the force of air on moving objects
200
Element
What is a substance that cannot be reduced to a simpler substance by chemical means
200
Conduction
What is the transmission of heat through a medium and without the motion of the medium
200
Having a definite shape and a definite volume; one of the
fundamental states of matter
What is a Solid
200
Dependent Variable
What is a factor being measured or observed in an experiment
300
In any periodic function (e.g., a wave) the maximum
absolute variation of the function
What is Amplitude
300
A particle, object, or system that lacks a net charge
What is Neutral
300
A fundamental principle stating energy cannot be created
nor destroyed but only changed from one form to another
What is Conservation of energy
300
Prism
What is a piece of glass with polished plane surfaces that disperses a beam of white light into its component colors
300
Experiment
What is a procedure that is carried out and repeated under
controlled conditions in order to discover, demonstrate, or
test a hypothesis; includes all components of the scientific
method
400
The peak or highest point on a wave
What is a Crest
400
Neutron
What is a subatomic particle having zero charge, found in the nucleus of an atom
400
A unit of energy; the amount of heat needed to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius at standard atmospheric pressure
What is a Calorie
400
The bouncing off or turning back of light, sound, or heat
from a surface
What is a Reflection
400
Investigation
What is a procedure that is carried out in order to observe a
response caused by a stimulus; not a complete experiment
500
Diffraction
What is the change in direction of a wave caused by passing by an obstacle or traveling through an opening
500
Proton
What is a subatomic particle having a positive charge and which is found in the nucleus of an atom
500
Radiation
What is the emission of energy in the form of rays or waves
500
One of the fundamental states of matter in which molecules
do not have fixed volume or shape
What is Gas
500
Scientific method
What is a plan of inquiry that uses science process skills as a tool to gather, organize, analyze, and communicate information