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Physical Science
Physical Science Married Words Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| balance | mass |
| graduated cylinder | volume |
| weight | scale |
| data | information |
| distance | ruler |
| temperature | thermometer |
| first | read or wait |
| stopwatch | time |
| hazard | danger |
| compass | direction |
| hypothesis | educated guess |
| observe | notice |
| physical change | same substance |
| chemical change | new substance |
| boiling point of water | 100 C |
| melting and freezing point of water | 0 C |
| melting | solid to liquid |
| freezing | liquid to solid |
| boiling | liquid to gas |
| states of matter | solid, liquid, gas |
| mixture | keeps properties; easily separated |
| solution | dissolves; spreads evenly throughout |
| solute | being dissolved |
| solvent | does the dissolving |
| magnet | iron |
| less dense | floats |
| more dense | sinks |
| sun | solar |
| thermal | heat |
| sound | vibration |
| open circuit | not working |
| closed circuit | working |
| light | travels in straight lines |
| reflect | light bounces off |
| refract | light bends as it travels through |
| concave | outward light |
| convex | inward light |
| force | push or pull |
| independent variable | one element that changes |
| dependent variable | element that is observed or measured |
| control | elements that stay the same |