Demeiko and Wayne's Physics vocab :)
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| Calibrations | measurement tool of strides |
| classification | organized by common features |
| code | symbols representing something |
| estimation | knowledgable guess |
| evidence | measuring or recording data |
| optical illusion | something that looks like it's not, but it can be proved by measurement |
| probability | chance of something happening |
| random error | proof of claim |
| systematic error | problem with the tool that can be corrected by math |
| insulation | material that resists the movement of heat |
| thermal energy | another term to refer to heat |
| heat | form of energy |
| radiation | heat travels on electromagnetic waves |
| conduction | heat travels by direct contact |
| convection | heat being carried by a fluid |
| temperature | amount of heat something has |
| surface area to volume ratio | relation to surface of object and space inside |
| san antonio spurs | greatest team in the nba |
| surface area | finding the area of all the surfaces of any object |
| histogram | type of graphs showing the relationship between types of data |
| Rutherford Scattering | process in the nucleus of the atom, was first measured experiment |
| radioactivity | naturally process larger atoms break into smaller atoms |
| area | measured by a flat surface on its length times width L X W |
| indirect measurement | measurement that uses mathematics probability |
| volume | amount of space in a object |
| universal dwelling | can be constructed quickly, need of adequate housing |
| nc state wolfpack | greatest college bball team in the nation right now |
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