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Wk 7 Sci
Science Week 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Magnetic metals | iron, nickel, cobalt and steel |
| Absorb | To soak up |
| Inference | Using clues to find the answer |
| heat resistance | Not easily becoming hot |
| energy | The ability to do work (mechanical, chemical, electrical, heat, light and sound) |
| conductors | A material that allows electricity or heat to pass through it easily. (Aluminum, silver, iron, gold, silver and mercury) |
| refraction | The bending of light waves as they move through one medium into another |
| reflection | The bouncing back of light waves off a surface |
| mechanical | Work done for something that is moving |
| insulators | A material that does NOT allow electricity or heat to pass through it easily (paper, plastic, cloth, rubber, wood Styrofoam, cardboard, glass) |
| dissolve | To form a solution with another substance. Becomes so small you can no longer see it but it’s still there |
| mass | How much matter is in something |
| matter | Anything that takes up space |
| solute | The powder that gets dissolved |
| volume | How much space something takes ups. Measured in liters or milliliters. Ex. Graduated cylinder |
| gas | Does not have a definite shape or volume, expands freely to fill any space available |
| solvent | The liquid that does the dissolving |
| liquid | Does not have a definite shape but does have a definite volume. |