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Forensics

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matter   anything that has mass and takes up space  
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non-matter   sound, light, and heat  
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property   characteristic of a substance that can be observed  
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weight   force of gravity acting on an object  
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density   amount of mass per unit volume  
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intensive property   do not depend on amount of substance being tested/observed  
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1.0 g/mL   water's density  
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refraction   bending of a light wave as it passes from one medium to another  
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chemical properties   a property that can only be observed by changing the identity of the substance  
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flammability, ability to rust, reactivity with vinegar   examples of chemical properties  
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optical properties   color and refractive index  
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non-optical properties   surface wear, striations from manufacturing, thickness, surface film or dirt, hardness, density  
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resistant to all but fluorine and very strong bases   chemical properties of glass  
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glass   fusion of sand, soda, and lime that produces a transparent solid when cooled  
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physical property   can be observed without changing a substance's identity  
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element   substance that only has one type of matter in it  
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element is a building block of matter   how are matter and element related?  
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atom   smallest particle of an element that can exist and still retain its identity  
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compound   two or more elements joined chemically  
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solid, liquid, gas   three states of matter  
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amount of space between particles (freezing, melting, and boiling points)   what chemical property of a substance determines its state?  
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physical because the chemical compositions stay the same   are changes of state physical or chemical changes?  
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wavelength   length from crest to crest or trough to trough  
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different colors come from different wavelengths of light   how is color related to the behavior of light?  
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wavelength or frequency   what property distinguished different types of electromagnetic radiation from one another?  
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temperature   measure of heat intensity  
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weigh it   how is the mass of an object determined?  
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hardness, color, density   examples of intensive property  
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borosilicate glass   5% borax is added to resist breaking when heated or cooled  
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colored glass   metal oxides or colloidal iron and sulfur are added to change its color  
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lead glass   lead increases refractive index and density  
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flat glass   made by a "float glass process"; molten glass is floated on a pool of tin while cooling (commonly found in doors and windows)  
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laminated glass   two sheets of glass with plastic between them (used in windshields)  
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tempered safety glass   designed to break into tiny pieces (used in car side window)  
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away   glass acts initially as an elastic surface and bends in which direction when force is applied  
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radial cracks   form first and are propagated in short segments on the side opposite the force  
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concentric cracks   come from continued pressure on the same side as the force applied  
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refractive index   ratio of velocity of light in a vacuum to velocity of light in a given substance  
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sand   main ingredient in ordinary glass  
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soda lime glass   what kind of glass is used most commonly in bottles and windows?  
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match it with a bigger piece of the glass like a jigsaw puzzle   what is the only way to individualize glass fragments found at a crime scene to a single source?  
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density and refractive index   what physical properties are used most often to characterize glass particles?  
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flotation   method for measuring density  
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immersion method   how can a forensic scientist determine the refractive indices of suspect glass fragments?  
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Liter   basic unit  
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radial cracks then concentric cracks   when an object strikes a piece of glass, how does it fracture?  
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becke lines   edges of lines  
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soil   any disintegrated surface material, natural and/or artificial, that lies on or near the earth's surface  
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color and texture   visual comparison of identification technique  
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mineral   naturally occurring crystalline solid  
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rock   combination of minerals  
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igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary   types of rock  
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density-gradient tube   way to analyze soil  
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density-gradient tube   a glass tube filled from bottom to top with liquids of successively lighter densities  
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