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Science Final Vocab
Vocab for Science Finals
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inventions | the action of inventing something, typically a process or device |
| Prototype | a first, typical or preliminary model of something, especially a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied |
| Discovery | the action or process of discovering or being discovered |
| Innovations | a new method, idea, product, etc |
| Patents | a government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention. |
| Engineering | the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures. |
| Scientific Methods | a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses. |
| Hypothesis | a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation |
| Experiment | a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact |
| Dependent Variable | a variable whose value depends on that of another. |
| Independent Variable | a variable whose variation does not depend on that of another. |
| Constant | occurring continuously over a period of time |
| Control | the standard by which the test results can be compared |
| Bias | occurs when the scientist's expectations change how the results are analyzed or the conclusions are made |
| Model | a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original |
| SI | the international system of units of measurement |
| Volume | the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container, especially when great |
| Mass | the quantity of matter which a body contains, as measured by its acceleration under a given force or by the force exerted on it by a gravitational field. |
| Density | the degree of compactness of a substance |
| Displacement | distance and direction of the object's change in position |
| Speed | the distance an object travels per unit of time |
| Velocity | the speed of something in a given direction |
| Momentum | the quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity. |
| Acceleration | increase in the rate or speed of something |
| Centripetal Acceleration | acceleration toward the center of a curved or circular path |
| Force | a push or pull |
| Friction | the force that opposites the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching each other |
| Gravity | the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass |
| Weight | the gravitational force exerted on an object |
| Net Force | the sum of all of the forces acting on an object |
| Newton's 1st Law of Motion | |
| Newton's 2nd Law of Motion | |
| Air Resistance | |
| Terminal Velocity | |
| Free Fall | |
| Centripetal Force | |
| Law of Conservation of Momentum | |
| Work | |
| Machine | |
| Simple Machine | |
| Compound Machine | |
| Efficiency | |
| Mechanical Advantage | |
| Energy | |
| Kinetic Energy | |
| Potential Energy | |
| Elastic Potential Energy | |
| Chemical Potential Energy | |
| Gravitational Potential Energy | |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | |
| Mechanical Energy | |
| Temperature | |
| Thermal Energy | |
| Heat | |
| Specific Heat | |
| Conduction | |
| Convection | |
| Radiation | |
| Thermal Insulator | |
| Thermodynamics | |
| First Law of Thermodynamics | |
| Second Law of Thermodynamics | |
| Internal Combustion Engine |
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