Science

Physics

100

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?

200

The peak or highest point on a wave.

What is Crest?

300

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

​ ​The​ ​observed​ ​effect​ ​of​ ​the​ ​force of​ ​gravitation.

What is Gravity?

500

​Amount​ ​of​ ​distance​ ​traveled divided​ ​by​ ​time​ ​taken;​ ​the​ ​time-rate​ ​at which​ ​any​ ​physical​ ​process​ ​takes​ ​place.

What is Speed?

Atom

100

The​ ​smallest​ ​unit​ ​of​ ​a​ ​chemical element​ ​that​ ​can​ ​still​ ​retain​ ​the properties​ ​of​ ​that​ ​element.

What is Atom?

200

A​ ​stable​ ​elementary​ ​particle that​ ​is​ ​negatively​ ​charged​ ​and​ ​orbits​ ​the nucleus​ ​of​ ​an​ ​atom.

What is Electron?

300

​A​ ​substance​ ​that​ ​cannot​ ​be reduced​ ​to​ ​a​ ​simpler​ ​substance​ ​by chemical​ ​means.

What is Element?

400

​A​ ​subatomic​ ​particle​ ​having zero​ ​charge,​ ​found​ ​in​ ​the​ ​nucleus​ ​of​ ​an atom.

What is Neutron?

500

​ ​A​ ​subatomic​ ​particle​ ​having​ ​a positive​ ​charge​ ​and​ ​which​ ​is​ ​found​ ​in​ ​the nucleus​ ​of​ ​an​ ​atom.

What is Proton?

Energy

100

​ ​Unit​ ​of​ ​energy;​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of heat​ ​needed​ ​to​ ​raise​ ​one​ ​gram​ ​of​ ​water one​ ​degree​ ​Celsius​ ​at​ ​standard atmospheric​ ​pressure.

What is Calorie?

200

​ ​A​ ​quantity​ ​that​ ​describes​ ​the capacity​ ​to​ ​do​ ​work;​ ​a​ ​source​ ​of​ ​usable power.

What is Energy?

300

​ ​A​ ​form​ ​of​ ​energy​ ​resulting​ ​from the​ ​temperature​ ​difference​ ​between​ ​a system​ ​and​ ​its​ ​surroundings.

What is Heat?

400

​The​ ​energy​ ​possessed​ ​by a​ ​body​ ​because​ ​of​ ​its​ ​motion.

What is Kinetic​ ​Energy?

500

Energy​ ​stored​ ​in​ ​an object​ ​due​ ​to​ ​the​ ​object’s​ ​configuration and​ ​position.

What is Potential​ ​Energy?

Physical Science

100

​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?

200

One​ ​of​ ​the​ ​fundamental​ ​states​ ​of matter​ ​in​ ​which​ ​molecules​ ​do​ ​not​ ​have fixed​ ​volume​ ​or​ ​shape.

What is Gas?

300

​Electromagnetic​ ​radiation​ ​that​ ​lies within​ ​the​ ​visible​ ​range.

What is Light?

400

​ ​The​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​matter​ ​an​ ​object contains.

What is Mass?

500

​ ​Having​ ​a​ ​definite​ ​shape​ ​and​ ​a definite​ ​volume;​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​fundamental states​ ​of​ ​matter.

What is Solid?

Nature of Science

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 Experiment?

200

​A​ ​​ ​procedure​ ​that​ ​is carried​ ​out​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​observe​ ​a response​ ​caused​ ​by​ ​a​ ​stimulus;​ ​not​ ​a complete​ ​experiment.

What is Investigation?

300

​A​ ​plan​ ​of​ ​inquiry​ ​that uses​ ​science​ ​process​ ​skills​ ​as​ ​a​ ​tool​ ​to gather,​ ​organize,​ ​analyze,​ ​and communicate​ ​information.

What is Scientific​ ​Method?

400

A​ ​set​ ​of​ ​objects,​ ​organisms,​ ​or different​ ​parts​ ​acting​ ​to​ ​form​ ​a​ ​whole.

What is System?

500

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 Variable?