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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Physics | The branch of science that studies matter and the forces that push or pull on it |
| Geology | Branch of science that studies the solid materials and structures of the earth |
| Oceanography | Branch of science that studies all things that take place in the oceant |
| Meteorology | Branch of science that studies all things that take place on the atmosphere |
| Environmental science | Branch of science that studies the earth's environment and resources |
| Astronomy | Branch of science that studies what takes place outside of the earth's atmosphere |
| Matter | Anything that has mass and volume |
| Element | Substance made up of only one type of atom |
| Ion | An atom that has an unequal number of electrons and protons |
| Isotope | An atom that has more or less neutrons |
| Molecule | The smallest particle of a compound that still has its properties |
| Noble gasses | Stable gasses that are very unreactive due to the fact they have full sets of their outermost valence electrons |
| Covalent bond | A bond where atoms share one or more of their outermost valence electrons |
| Periodic table | The grouping of elements according to their properties developed by Dimitri Mendeleev |
| Solute | The portion of a mixture that is dissolved in the liquid |
| Solvent | The liquid portion of a solution in which other substances are dissolved into |
| Reactants | Original substances that interact with each other in chemical reactions |
| Exothermic | Reactants in which heat is created |
| Endothermic | Reactants in which heat is absorbed |
| Mixture | When substances combine but not in any specific properties |
| Homogeneous mixture | A mixture with the same proportion of substances throughout |
| Heterogeneous mixture | A mixture with different proportions of substances throughout |