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1st Semester Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Graduated Cylinder | A piece of laboratory equipment used to measure the volume of a liquid. |
| Triple Beam Balance | It measures mass of a given object. |
| Waft | pass or cause to pass a smell easily or gently through or as if through the air. |
| Scientific Method | A process of steps taken to help keep track or help correct any mistakes. |
| Mass | Mass is a body of matter. |
| Density | Density is the the degree of compactness of a substance. |
| Chemical change | A change that produces a new substance. |
| Physical change | A physical change changes with energy and states of matter. |
| Proton | The positive charge in the nucleus which also defines the element. |
| Neutron | The neutron has no charge and is located in the nucleus. Different number makes an isotope. |
| Electron | The electron has a negative charge and is located in the electron cloud. |
| Balanced Force | Having no charge in the movement of an object. |
| Unbalanced Force | Produces a change of the motion of an object. |
| Force | Force is a push or pull. |
| Direction | Something that is moving/facing. |
| Acceleration | The change in speed or velocity. |
| Velocity | An object's speed and direction. |
| Speed | How fast something is going. |
| Newton's 1st Law | An object in motion/rest will stay in motion/rest until acted on by an unbalanced force. |
| Newton's 2nd Law | The acceleration of an object directly depends on the force put onto the object and the mass of the object. |
| Newton's 3rd Law | For every action there is an equal but opposite force. |