Save
.
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Science Unit 2 vocab

QuestionAnswer
Energy the ability to do work or cause a change
matter can neither be created or destroyed. anything that has mass and takes up space
law of conservation of matter during any physical or chemical change, the mass of products is equal to the total mass of the reactants
law of conservation of energy energy can not be created nor destroyed, only can convert or be transferred
second law of thermodynamics how energy moves from place to place
solid have a definite shape and volume
liquid has definite volume and a variable shape
gas has variable shape and volume
melting make or become liquified by heat
freezing be turned into a solid as a result of extreme cold
condensing to change from a gas or vapor to a liquid
evaporation the change of state from a liquid to a gas
phase changes a change from one state of matter to another
latent heat existing but not yet developed
radiation energy that is transferred by light
convection movement of matter due to temperatures
conduction the transfer of energy as heat through a material
air pressure the force exerted onto a surface by the weight of the air
pressure gradients the change of pressure per unit distance
convection currents/cells a current in a fluid that results from convection
thermohaline currents ocean circulation that is driven by differences in temperature
salinity a measure of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid
specific heat capacity the heat required to raise the temperature of a given substance by a given substance
Created by: Kerb
Popular Science sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards