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Science chpt. 12
2011 Mrs. Kopff
Word | Definition |
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Archemedes Principle | states that the buoyant force is = to weight of the object |
Buoyant | the measure of the upward force that a fluid exerts |
Elasticity | something that can be stretched & return to it's shape |
Specific Heat | the amount of heat needed to raise the temp. of 1kg/1 degree |
Amorphous | solid with random, jumbled arrangement of atoms |
Crystaline | solid with a regular, orderly arrangement of atoms |
Fluid | something that flows when on a surface |
Strength | something that maintains it's own shape under forces |
Bernoulli's Principle | a relationship that describes energy concervation in a fluid |
Density | the mass of the matter/volume unit |
Malleability | capable of being shaped by hammering or pressing |
Brittleness | hardness or rigidity but little tensile strength |
Ductility | capable of being hammered out thin |
Pressure | the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid,etc. |