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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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