Rate of change in velocity, usually expressed in meters per second; involves an increase or decrease in speed and/or a change in direction
What is Acceleration?
100
A substance that cannot be reduced to a simpler substance by chemical means
What is an Element?
100
The transmission of heat through a medium and without the motion of the medium
What is Conduction?
100
one of the fundamental states of matter in which molecules do not have fixed volume or shape
What is a Gas?
100
The factor that is changed in an experiment in order to study changes in the dependent variable
What is Independent Variable?
200
The number of cycles or waves per unit time
What is Frequency?
200
A subatomic particle having zero charge, found in the
nucleus of an atom
What is a Neutron?
200
heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of current from one region to another
What is Convection?
200
one of the fundamental states of matter with a definite volume but no definite shape
What is a Liquid?
200
Factor being measured or observed in an experiment
What is Dependent Variable?
300
The observed effect of the force of gravitation
What is Gravity?
300
A subatomic particle having a positive charge and which is found in the nucleus of an atom
What is a Proton?
300
emission of energy in the form of rays or waves
What is Radiation?
300
having a definite shape and a definite volume; one of the
fundamental states of matter
What is a Solid?
300
A set of objects, organisms, or different parts acting to form a whole
What is a System?
400
The property of an object, due to its mass, that causes it to resist any change in its motion unless overcome by a force
What is Inertia?
400
The smallest unit of a chemical element that can still retain the properties of that element
What is an Atom?
400
the energy possessed by a body because of its motion
What is Kinetic Energy?
400
the amount of matter an object contains
What is Mass?
400
The event, condition, or factor that can be changed or controlled in order to study or test a hypothesis in a scientific experiment
What is a Variable?
500
in any periodic function (e.g., a wave) the maximum absolute variation of the function
What is Amplitude?
500
A particle, object, or system that lacks a net charge
What is Neutral?
500
energy stored in an object due to the object’s configuration and position
What is Potential Energy?
500
Concentration of matter of an object; number of individuals in the same species that live in a given area; the mass per unit volume of a substance in a given area
What is Density?
500
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