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8th Physical Sci
Term | Definition |
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Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
Physical properties | characteristics of a pure substance that can be observer without changing it into another Substances (No Change) |
Chemical Properties | Characteristics of a pure substance that describes its ability to change into different substances/new substances |
Elements | Pure substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by chemical physical means |
Atoms | basic particle from which all elements are made |
Weight | measurement of the force of gravity on you |
mass | measurement of the amount of matter in the object |
units of mass | to measure the properties of matter |
qualitative observations | made by gathering information that can be recorded using descriptive language |
quantitative observations | made by gathering info that can be recorded as a number with a measurement unit |
Inference | Not a fact but an interpretation of what the direct observations mean |
scientific law | describes what scientist expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions |
constant | part of an experiment that is held in the same condition for control and experimental |
variable | part of the experiment that changes |
manipulative variable | a factor in a controlled experiment that is intentionally changed by the experimenter |
theory | a well tested explanation for a wide range of observation or experimental results |
inquiry | to ask for information |
dependent variable | a resulting factor in a controlled experiment that is observed and measured to see if it changes due to the manipulation of another variable |
experiment | a course of action course of action completed in order to test a hypothesis |
control | a standard to which all other levels are compared in a scientific experiment |
Newtons | unit of force required to move 1 kilogram 1 meter squared |
Work | force on an object that causes it to move |
Force | push or pull exerted on an object |
Gravity | Force that attracts objects |
Newton's 1st law | a object/body that is in rest stays in rest unless acted upon a object that is in motion stays in motion |
Newton's 2nd law | The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object). |
Newton's 3rd law | For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action |
Mechanical Advantage | the ratio of the output force produced by a machine to the applied input force |