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Science FCAT vocab 3
Meaning | Word |
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controlled use and maintenance of natural resources | conservation |
a star pattern identified and named as a definite group | constellation |
organism that feeds on other organisms | consumer |
any organism that feeds for obtains nutrients by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms | decomposer |
concentration of matter of an object | density |
interconnection of electrical elements forming a complete path for the flow of current | circuit |
transmission of heat through a medium and without the motion of the medium | conduction |
fundamental priciple stating energy cannot be created or destroyed only changed from one form to another | conservation of energy |
heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another | convection |
peak or highest point on a wave | crest |
substance that speeds up or slows down the rate of a reaction | catalyst |
the motion away from center or axis | centrifugal |
the force on an object required to keep this object on a circular path | centripetal force |
substance made up of at least 2 different elements | compound |
reletive amount of a particular substance | concentration |