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Physics
Demeiko and Wayne's Physics vocab :)
Question | Answer |
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Calibrations | measurement tool of strides |
classification | organized by common features |
code | symbols representing something |
estimation | knowledgable guess |
evidence | measuring or recording data |
optical illusion | something that looks like it's not, but it can be proved by measurement |
probability | chance of something happening |
random error | proof of claim |
systematic error | problem with the tool that can be corrected by math |
insulation | material that resists the movement of heat |
thermal energy | another term to refer to heat |
heat | form of energy |
radiation | heat travels on electromagnetic waves |
conduction | heat travels by direct contact |
convection | heat being carried by a fluid |
temperature | amount of heat something has |
surface area to volume ratio | relation to surface of object and space inside |
san antonio spurs | greatest team in the nba |
surface area | finding the area of all the surfaces of any object |
histogram | type of graphs showing the relationship between types of data |
Rutherford Scattering | process in the nucleus of the atom, was first measured experiment |
radioactivity | naturally process larger atoms break into smaller atoms |
area | measured by a flat surface on its length times width L X W |
indirect measurement | measurement that uses mathematics probability |
volume | amount of space in a object |
universal dwelling | can be constructed quickly, need of adequate housing |
nc state wolfpack | greatest college bball team in the nation right now |