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science   the knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions  
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data   raw information  
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observation   an act or instnace of noting  
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evolution   the world gradually developed  
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creationism   says that world was created in 6 days  
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irreducidly complex   is a pseudoscientific argument by proponents of intelligent design  
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bacterial Flagellan   is a tail-like projection that protrudes from the cell body of certain prokaryotic eurokaryotic cells  
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scientific method   refers to a body of techniques for investigating phenomena aquiring new knowledge  
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theistic evolution   the world gradually developed  
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intelligent deisgn   the world had to havd had a deisgner  
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hypothesis   a mere assumption or guess  
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qualitative data   is used to describe certain types of information  
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theory   refers to contemplation as opposed to action  
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quanitative data   os data measured on a numerial scale  
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law   is a system of rules usuall enforced through a set of institution  
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density   is defined as its mass per unit volume  
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mass   is a body of matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size  
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matter   is a general term for the substance of which all physical objects consist  
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measurement   a measured dimension  
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dimensional analysis   is a tool to find ro check relations among physical quantities by using their dimensions  
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scientific notation   also known as standard form or as exponential notation  
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elements   one class of substances that cannot be seperated into simplier substnaces by chemical means  
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compunds   composed of 2 or more parts elements, or ingredients  
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mixtures   an aggregate of 2 or more substances that are not chemically united and that exist in no fixed proportion to each other  
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pure substance   is any material with a definite chemical composition  
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density   diatomic molecules are molecules composed of 2 atoms  
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chemical property   is any of a material's properties that becomes evident during a chemical reaction  
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physical change   a change of matter from one form to antoher without a change in chemical properties  
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attractive   is an infleunce that causes a free body too undergo a change - its a type of force  
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temperature   is a physcial propety of omatter that quantitatively expresses the common notions of hot and cold  
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thermal energy   is a part of the total, internal energy of a thermodynomic system or sample of matter that results in the system's temperature  
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4 states of matter   solid, liquid , gas, plasma  
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phase change   is a transformation of a thermodynamic system from one phase to another  
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Charles Law   is a gas law which describes how gases tend to expand when heated  
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Boyle's Law   is one ot the gas law and describes the inversely proportional relationship between the absolute pressure and volume of gas  
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law of definite proportions   states that a chemical compound always contains exactly the sam proportion of elements by mass  
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fission   the process by which a nuclues splits into 2 or more frequencies and releases neutrons and energy  
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fusion   the process which light nuclei combine at extremely high temperature  
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isotopes   an atom that has the same number of protons as the other atoms of the same elements  
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half life   the time required for half of a sample of a radioactive isotope to break down  
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part is a atom   nuclues consists of neutrons and protons with electrons flying around it  
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energy levels   the number of energy levels that are filled in an atom deoends on the number of electrons  
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electrons   a subatomic particle with a negative charge  
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protons   a subatomic particle with a positive charge  
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neutrons   a subatomic particle that has no charge  
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atomic mass   is the mass of a specific isotope of a given atom  
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atomic number   the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom  
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group number   is a vertical column in the periodic table  
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types of bonds formed   ionic bond, covalent bond, metalliac bond  
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ionic bond   the attractive force between oppositely charged ions the electrons are transferred from one atom to the other  
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covalent bond   a bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons  
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metalliac   a bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them  
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subscripts   the number that comes after the bond to tell you how many of them there is  
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octet rule   states that on the last valance electon ring has to be 8  
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electron configuration   is the arrangement of elctrons in an atom  
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period number   the rows on the periodic table  
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valance electrons   the electrons in the outer energy level of an atom  
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electron dot notation   are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule  
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signs of a chemical reaction   rust, carbon dioxide in water, leaves changins, burning  
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