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science vocab.
Question | Answer |
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The law stating that in a chemical reaction, matter is neither gained nor lost. | laws of conservation of mass |
phase change: a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition. | physical change |
chemical process: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved | chemical change |
A part or aspect of something, esp. one that is essential or characteristic. | element |
a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements. | chemical formula |
A molecule that contains two atoms. | element diatomic molecule |
a compound made of 2 or more nonmetal elements | compound molecule |
A process that involves rearrangement of the molecular or ionic structure of a substance, as opposed to a change in physical form or a nuclear reaction | chemical reation |
substances that go through a chemical change | reactants ( in a chemical equation ) |
A chemical equation is symbolic representation of a chemical reaction where the reactant entities are given on the left hand side and the product entities on the right hand side. | chemical equation |
Hold liquids and for ballpark estimates | beaker |
magnifies microsopic objects | microscope |
to measure the length of objects | rule |
used to pick up and hold test tube for short periods for heating | test tube holder |
accurate measurements of volume | graduted cylinder |
a push or pull, has a size and direction | force |
an object at rest stays at rest an object moving stays moving until stopped by an oppiste force | newton's 1st law |
the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force | newton's 2nd law |
the distance traveled divided by the time needed to travel that distance | speed |
the act or an instance od directing | direction |