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Science Vocabulary
1st Semester Review Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Triple Beam Balance | An instrument used to measure mass. |
| Graduated Cylinder | An instrument used to measure volume. |
| Density | The mass of an object divided by its volume. |
| What should you do if you spill or break something in the lab? | Notify the teacher. |
| What should you do when you enter the classroom? | Sit down and await instructions. |
| What should you wear when heating substances? | Goggles |
| Atom | The smallest unit of an element. |
| Nucleus | The center of an atom. |
| Proton | Positively charged particle in the nucleus. |
| Neutron | Neutrally charged particle in the nucleus. |
| Electron | Negatively charged particle outside nucleus. |
| Element | A substance that cannot be broken into simpler substances. |
| Metal | An element that is luster, malleable, ductile, and a good conductor of heat and electricity. |
| Nonmetal | An element that is brittle and a poor conductor of heat and electricity. |
| Metalloid | An element that have properties of both metals and nonmetals. |
| Chemical Equation | Tells what's happening. |
| Chemical Formula | Shortened equation. |
| Coefficient | Tells how many molecules of that molecule. |
| Subscript | Tells how many of that atom. |
| Physical Change | The appearance changes, but not the substance. |
| Chemical Change | The substance changes and it becomes a new material. |
| Force | A push or pull. |
| Balanced Force | There will be no change in motion. |
| Unbalanced Force | There will be a change in motion. |
| Newtons 1st Law | An object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. |
| Newtons 2nd Law | Mass times force equals acceleration. |
| Newtons 3rd Law | For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. |
| Speed | Distance divided by time. |
| Distance | Speed times time. |
| Time | Distance divided by time |
| What variables does a speed graph have? | Distance and time. |
| What variables does an acceleration graph have? | Speed and time. |
| What is the universe? | Everything. |
| What is an asteroid? | A piece of rock in space, usually between Mars and Jupiter. |
| What planets are in our solar system? | Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. |
| Light Year | The distance light travels in one year. |
| What is the Electromagnetic Spectrum? | The range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. |