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Science Unit 2 Vocab
Science Unit 2 Vocabuary 7th Grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atom | The smallest particle of an element. The building blocks of matter. |
| ATP | Energy that is produced in cells. ATP is short for aderosine triphosphere. |
| Cellular Respiration | The process of metabolism in which cells obtain energy in the form of ATP by causing glucose and other food molecules to react with oxygen. |
| Chemical Equation | A chemical equation is a written representation of the process that occurs in a chemical reaction. |
| Chemical Formula | It tells us the number of atoms of each element in a compound. It contains the symbols of the atoms of the elements present in the compound as well as how many there are each element in the form of subscriptions. |
| Chemical Reaction | Reactions in which chemical bonds are formed or broken and one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties. |
| Chemistry | The scientific study of matter the structure properties and reactions of the atoms and the compounds they form. |
| Chloroplast | One of the organelles in a plant cell that contains chloraphill and is the place where photosynthesis. |
| Coefficient | The numbers placed before the reactants in a chemical equation so that the number of atoms in the products are equal to the number of atoms in the reactants on the left side. |
| Compound | atoms of more than one element that chemically join together. Water is a compound. |
| Electron | Subatomic particles that are negatively charged and orbit the nucleus of the atom. |
| Element | A substance that contains only one kind of atom. |
| Law of Conservation of Mass | The Law of Conservation of Mass states that the total number of atoms is the same before and after a chemical reaction occurs. |
| Mitochondria | An organelle in animals cells where APT is produced. |
| Mixture | A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically joined and can be physically separated. |
| Neutron | Subatomic particles that have no charge and are located in the nucleus. |
| Periodic Table | A table that organizes the elements by their atomic number and chemical properties. |
| Photosynthesis | The process by which a green plant turns water and carbon dioxide into food when the plant is exposed. |
| Product | A product is a substance that is formed as the result of a chemical reaction. |
| Proton | Subatomic particles that are positively charged and are located in the nucleus. |
| Reactant | Starting materials in a chemical reaction that will interact together. |
| Solution | A homogenous mixture of two or more substances which may be solids, liquids, gases, or a combination of these. |
| Subatomic Particles | Parts of an atom. |
| Subscript | Subscripts in a chemical equasion is the number of the lower right hand site of a chemical element. |