Vocab 1
Innovation
A significant improvement of an existing product, system, or service.
Invention
a new product, system, or process that has never existed before.
Engineering
The use of science and math to solve problems to improve the world around us
Chemical Reaction
Event that occurs as two or more substances are combined to form a new substance
Accelerate
A change in velocity with respect to time
Position
The location of an object
Meteor
A chunk of rock from space that travels though Earth's Atmosphere.
Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Solubility
The maximum amount of a substance that can be dissolved by another substance.
Buoyancy
The upward push of a liquid or gas on an object placed in it.
Chemical Change
A change of matter that occurs when atoms link together in a new way creating a new subtance different from the original substances
Mixture
a physical combination of two or more substances that are blended together without forming new substances
mass
a measure of the the amount of matter in an object
inherited traits
a trait that an offspring acquired from its parents
asteroid
one of many small rocky objects between mars and jupiter
Inertia
The tendency of a moving object to keep moving in a straight line or of any object to resist a change in motion.
conservation of mass
a physical law that states that matter is not created or destroyed during a chemical reaction
solution
a mixture of substances that are blended so completely that the mixture looks the same everywhere
traits
qualities from their parents
variation
is the appearance of an inherited trait that makes an individual different from other members of the species
Balanced Forces
Forces that act together on an object without changing its motion.
Commensalism
a symbiotic relationship that benefits one organism without harming the other
Corrosion
Materials that react with the air causing rust or tarnish
Lunar eclipse
a situation that occurs when Earth, Sun, the moon are in a straight line and Earth's shadow falls across the moon
Mutualism