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1st semester vocab
Question | Answer |
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Triple Beam Balance | It measures the mass of an object. |
Graduated Cylinder | It is used for precise measurment of volume. |
Flask | It is used to hold liguids; ball park measurments. |
Test Tube | It is used to hold small amounts of liquids. |
Petri Dish | It is used to grow and view microorganisms. |
Goggles | A safety equipment protecting your eyes when working with heat, glass, or chemicals. |
Element | A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler pieces. |
Atom | The smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still have properties of that elemnt. |
Nucleus | The center of and atom; made up of protons and neutrons. |
Proton | A postively charged particle, located in the nucleus of an atom. |
Neutron | An electrically neutral particle that has the same mass as a proton and is found in an atom's nucleus. |
Electron | A negatively charged particle that exists in an elctron cloud formation around an atom's nucleus. |
Electron Cloud | The region surrounding the nucleus of an atom |
Speed | The distance traveled divided by the time needed to travel that distance. |
Velocity | The speed and direction of a moving body. |
Acceleration | The change in velocity divided by the amount of time needed for that change to take place. |
Force | A push or a pull. |
Inertia | The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion. |
Friction | The force that acts on an object and moves it in the opposite direction. |
Mass | The amount of matter in an object. |