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Science Vocab Ch. 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Archimedes Principle | States the buoyant force is equal to the weight of fluid displaced by an object. |
| Buoyant | The measure of the upward force that a fluid exerts on an object that is submerged. |
| Elasticity | Ability to be stretched or compressed and then returned to original size. |
| Specific Heat | Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of amaterdi up by one degree. |
| Amorphous | Solid with a random, jumbled arrangement of atoms. |
| Crystaline | Solid with a regular, orderly arrangment of atoms. |
| Fluid | A form of matter that flows when force is applied. |
| Strength | Ability to maintain shape under force. |
| Bernoulli's Principle | A relationship that describes energy conservation in a fluid. |
| Density | Mass of matter per unit volume. |
| Malleability | Something that can be easily flattened out. |
| Brittleness | The tendency to crack or break; the opposite of elasticity. |
| Ductility | Ability to bend with out breaking. |
| Pressure | A force applied to a fluid. Acts in all directions. |