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Science Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Graduated Cylinder | An instrument used to determine the volume of a liquid. |
| Density | A measure of quantity of mass per volume. |
| Goggles | A piece of lab equipment used to protect someone's eyes from harmful substances. |
| Hot Plate | An instrument used to heat substances. |
| Triple-Beam-Balance | A scale that measures the mass of an object. |
| Atomic Mass | Average mass of one atom of an element. |
| Valence Electron | Electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom. |
| Proton | Positively-charged particle located in the nucleus of an atom. |
| Neutron | In an atom, particle with a neutral charge. |
| Electron | Negatively charged particle found outside the nucleus of an atom. |
| Atomic Number | Number of protons in the nucleus of one atom of an element. |
| Element | Substance that can't be broken down into simpler substances. |
| Speed | Distance traveled divided by the time needed to travel that distance. |
| Velocity | Speed and direction of a moving object. |
| Force | A push or pull on an object. |
| Unbalanced Force | Produce a change in the motion of an object. |
| Balanced Force | Produce no change in the motion of an object. |
| Direction | The way the object is moving. |
| Newton's Third Law | For every action, there is an opposite reaction. |
| Newton | A unit of measurement that is used to measure amount of force. |