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Quater 3 Vocab Oz
Quater Test Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemical Change | Change of one substance into a new substance |
| Chemical Properties | Any characteristic of a substance, such as flammability, that indicates whether it can undergo a certain chemical change. |
| Compound | Substance formed from two or more elements in which the exact combination and proportion of elements is always the same. |
| Element | Substance with atoms that are all alike. |
| Physical Change | Any change in size, shape, or state of matter in which the identity of the substance remains the same. |
| Physical Properties | Any characteristic of a material, such as size or shape, that you can observe or attempt to observe without changing the identity of the material. |
| Circuit | Closed conducting loop through which an electric current can flow. |
| Conductor | Material, such as copper wire, in which electrons can move easily. |
| Electric Current | The net movement of electric charges in a single direction, measured in amperes. (A) |
| Insulator | Material in which heat flows slowly. |
| Parallel Circuit | Circuit in which electric current has more than one path to follow. |
| Series Circuit | Circuit in which electric current has only one path to follow. |
| Alternating Current | Electric current that reverses its direction of flow in a regular pattern. |
| Direct Current | Electric current that flows in only one direction. |
| Boyle's Law | Volume Increases = Pressure Decreases Volume Decreases = Pressure Increases (As long as the temperature stays the same) |
| Charles's Law | If the temperature of an object increases, so will its volume. (If pressure does not change) |
| Pascal Principle | Pressure applied to the fluid is transmitted equally through the fluid. Pascal is also the SI unit used to measure pressure. |
| Bernoulli's Principle | As the velocity of a fluid increases, it's pressure decreases. (Vice versa) |
| Archimedes Principle | If the buoyant forcing acting on an object is less than the object's force, the object will sink and vice versa. |
| Kinetic Theory | Explanation of the behavior of molecules in matter; states that all matter is made of constantly moving particles that collide without losing energy. |