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 an Atom
100
a form of energy resulting from the temperature difference
between a system and its surroundings
What is Heat
100
one of the fundamental states of matter with a definite
volume but no definite shape
What is Liquid
100
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 an Experiment
200
a quality that tends to produce movement or acceleration of a body in the direction of its application; a push or a pull
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What is Force
200
It is a subatomic particle having zero charge, found in the
nucleus of an atom
What is a Neutron (NOT Jimmy Neutron)
200
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
What is Condensation
200
the amount of matter an object contains
What is Mass
200
a procedure that is carried out in order to observe a
response caused by a stimulus; not a complete experiment
What is an Investigation
300
a force that opposes the relative motion of two material
surfaces in contact with one another
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What is Friction
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
the factor that is changed in an experiment in order to study
changes in the dependent variable
What is an Independent Variable
400
amount of distance traveled divided by time taken; the
time-rate at which any physical process takes place
What is Speed
400
a substance that cannot be reduced to a simpler substance
by chemical means
What is an Element
400
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
a measure of the amount of space an object takes up; also
the loudness of a sound or signal
What is Volume
400
factor being measured or observed in an experiment
What is a Dependant Variable
500
a force of attraction between two masses
What is Gravitation
500
a stable elementary particle that is negatively charged and
orbits the nucleus of an atom
What is an Electron
500
a measure of randomness or disorder of a closed system
What is an Entropy
500
a piece of glass with polished plane surfaces that disperses
a beam of white light into its component colors
What is Prism
500
a plan of inquiry that uses science process skills as a tool to
gather, organize, analyze, and communicate information