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Science Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Atom | Building Block of matter |
Element | Most pure type of matter, can't be broken down |
Nucleus | The brain of an atom |
Electron Shell | The barrier between a nucleus and electrons |
Fire Extinquisher | Used to put out a fire in a lab |
Neutron | a neutral charge that makes isotopes in an atom |
Electron | A negative charge that makes ions in an atom |
Valence Electrons | The number of electrons on the outermost shell. |
Volume | The amount of space an object takes up |
Graduated Cylinder | Measures how much liquid is in it and can be used to find volume |
Density | How compact something is |
Speed | The distance traveled in an amount of time |
Velocity | Objects speed and direction at a given instant |
Acceleration | Change in velocity over time |
Force | A push or a pull |
Balanced force | Force that doesn't make something move; has a net force of 0 |
Unbalanced force | Force that makes something move; doesn't have a net force of 0 |
Newton | Measure of force on an object |
Mass | The amount of matter an object conatains |
Newtons 1st Law | Objects in motion will stay in motion and objects at rest will stay at rest until acted on by an outside force. |