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
the smallest unit of a chemical element that can still retain
the properties of that element
What is Atom
100
the process of changing from a gas ( water vapor) to a
liquid (dew) or the act of making more dense or compact
What is Condensation
100
a physical change that occurs when matter changes to
another state (liquid, gas, or solid)
What is a Change of state
100
a plan of inquiry that uses science process skills as a tool to
gather, organize, analyze, and communicate information
What is the Scientific method
200
force of air on moving objects
What is Air resistance
200
a stable elementary particle that is negatively charged and
orbits the nucleus of an atom
What is Electron
200
the transmission of heat through a medium and without the
motion of the medium
What is Conduction
200
an interconnection of electrical elements forming a
complete path for the flow of current
What is Circuit
200
factor being measured or observed in an experiment
What is a Dependent Variable
300
the peak or highest point on a wave
What is Crest
300
a substance that cannot be reduced to a simpler substance
by chemical means
What is Element
300
heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents
from one region to another
What is Convection
300
a substance made up of a combination of two or more
elements held together by chemical bonds that cannot be
separated by physical means
What is Compound
300
the factor that is changed in an experiment in order to study
changes in the dependent variable
What is Independent variable
400
a quality that tends to produce movement or acceleration of
a body in the direction of its application; a push or a pull
What is Force
400
a subatomic particle having zero charge, found in the
nucleus of an atom
What is Neutron
400
a quantity that describes the capacity to do work; a source
of usable power
What is Energy
400
one of the fundamental states of matter in which molecules
do not have fixed volume or shape
What is Gas
400
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
What is Experiment
500
a force of attraction between two masses
What is Gravitation
500
a subatomic particle having a positive charge and which is
found in the nucleus of an atom
What is Proton
500
a change of energy from one form to another
(mechanical to electrical, solar to electrical)
What is Energy transfer
500
electromagnetic radiation that lies within the visible range
What is Light
500
a procedure that is carried out in order to observe a
response caused by a stimulus; not a complete experiment