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Science Unit 1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bunsen Burner | uses a FLAME to heat objects |
| Hot plate | uses ELECTRICITY to heat objeacts |
| Spring Scale | measures the WEIGHT of an object |
| Triple Beam Balance | measures the MASS of an object |
| Strainer or Sieve | separates larger objects from smaller ones |
| Waft | Fan the air with your hand to get the scent of a substance |
| Scientific Method | method used when conducting any science experiment |
| Hypothesis | educated guess |
| Variable | the part of the experiment that is changed |
| Classify | put into groups based on similarities |
| Physical Properties | a measurable property that describes matter |
| Matter | anything that has mass and takes up spae |
| Mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| Weight | measure of the pull of gravity on an object |
| Relative density | ability to sink or float |
| Solubility | ability to dissolve or not |
| Dissolve | when particles get so small they can no longer be seen |
| Physical State | solid, liquid, gas |
| Condensation | When a gas becomes a liquid |
| Evaporation | when a liquid becomes a gas |
| Freezing | When a liquid becomes a solid |
| Melting | When a solid becomes a liquid |
| Insulator | does NOT allow energy to flow |
| Conductor | ALLOWS energy to flow |
| Mixture | Combination of two or more substances that can be easily seperated |
| Solution | A type of mixture where one substance dissolves in another |
| Solute | The substance being dissolved |
| Solvent | the liquid that does the dissolving |
| Soluble | Will dissolve |
| Insoluble | will NOT dissolve |
| Filtration | Process of using a strainer or sieve to separate mixtures |