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Science chpt. 12
2011 Mrs. Kopff
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Archemedes Principle | states that the buoyant force is = to weight of the object |
| Buoyant | the measure of the upward force that a fluid exerts |
| Elasticity | something that can be stretched & return to it's shape |
| Specific Heat | the amount of heat needed to raise the temp. of 1kg/1 degree |
| Amorphous | solid with random, jumbled arrangement of atoms |
| Crystaline | solid with a regular, orderly arrangement of atoms |
| Fluid | something that flows when on a surface |
| Strength | something that maintains it's own shape under forces |
| Bernoulli's Principle | a relationship that describes energy concervation in a fluid |
| Density | the mass of the matter/volume unit |
| Malleability | capable of being shaped by hammering or pressing |
| Brittleness | hardness or rigidity but little tensile strength |
| Ductility | capable of being hammered out thin |
| Pressure | the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid,etc. |