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CH 3 Lessons 1 & 2
CH 3 Lessons 1 & 2 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| matter | all materials that have mass is called matter. |
| atoms | Atoms are the basic unit of matter. |
| element | is a chemical substance with a given set of properties. |
| nucleus | Every atom has a nucleus or central core containing particals called protons and neutrons. |
| molecule | A molecules is a combination of two or more atoms of the same type or of different types of joined by cavelent bonds. |
| compound | A substance composed of atoms or two more different tenements is called a compound. |
| Hydrocarbons | Hydrocarbons are organic compounds containing only hydrogyn and carbons. |
| solution | A mixture in wich all ingredient are evenly distributed is called solution. |
| macromolecules | proteins nucleic acids carbonhydrates and lipids are called macromolecules. |
| proteins | proteins are polymers that serve many functions in organisms. |
| Nucleic acids | Nucleic acids are macromolecules that direct protein production. |
| Carbonhydrates | Carbonhydrates are polymers that consist of atoms of carbon, hydrogyne,and oxygen. |
| Lipids | Lipids are chemically diverse group of macromolecules that are classified together because they do not dissolve in water. |
| pH | The acidity or alkalinity of a solution is described by pH. |
| Feedback loop | A feedback loop can either be negetive or posetive. |
| Erosion | the removel of soil, wind, ice, or gravity, can lead to a positive feedback loop. |
| Geosphere | Earths geosphere is made of all the rock and below earths surface. |
| Lithosphere | The lithosphere is the rock on and just below earths surfacethe outer most layer of the geosphere. |
| Biosphere | The biosphere consists of all the planets living or once living things and the nonliving parts of the eviornment with wich they interact. |
| Atmosphere | the atmosphere consists of the layer of grass surrounding our planet. |
| hyprosphere | the hydrosphere encompasses all water-salt,fresh,iquid,ice and vapor-on earth's underground and in the atmosphere. |