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Science Unit 1 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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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 |