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Science vocabulary

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Triple Bean balance   Labatory scale with 3 bars. It is used to measure mass  
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Test tube   A long, round, glass container used to measure and hold chemicals  
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Atom   Elements that can be divided, but still have the same properties.  
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Proton   Located in the nucleaus of an atom. Positivly charged  
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Electron   Located in the nucleas of an atom and is negatively charged.  
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Chemical change   A change in which a substace changes to a new substance that has new properties.  
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Physical change   A change in which a substance changes to a new substance,but has the same properties.  
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metals   Found to the left of the Stair Step line;are good conductors of heat and electricity, shiny, and solid  
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Non-metals   Found to the right of the Stair Step line, and are poor conductors of heat, not shiny, and are solid.  
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Metalloids   Are found touching the Stair Step line on the periodic Table; have properties of metals and non metals.  
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Chemical formula   A way of describing the number of atoms that makes up one molecule of a compund.  
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Chemical equation   A way of writing changes in the arrangement of atoms during a chemical reaction,using chemical symobols.  
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Balenced force   Occur when the total of all fources on an object equals zero and the object does not move.  
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unbalanced forces   Occur when the net force on an object does not equal zero; results in the object changeing motion  
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Newtons 1st law of motion   An object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an unbalanced force.  
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Newtons 2nd law of motion   force= mass x acceleration  
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Newtons 3rd law of motion   For every action, there will be an equal and opposite reaction  
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Speed   Distance traveled divided by the time needed to travel that distance  
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Distance   Time traveled times the speed.  
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Time   Distance traveled divided by the speed.  
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Speed graph   Spped with a direction.  
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Acceleration graph   A change in velocity  
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HR diagram   A diagram that classifys stars  
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Main sequence star   Star that has medium brightness,medium tempature, and medium size. (our sun)  
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White Dwarf star   A young, small star that once was a red giant;hot and dim.  
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Red Giant star   A big red star that will become a white dwarf.  
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Elliptical galaxy   Collection of stars, large and bright, and sphered shaped.  
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Irregular Galaxy   Collection of stars and planets, etc; has no definite shape.  
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Spiral Galaxy   Sprial arms and shaped like a whirlpool.  
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Light Year   The distance light traveles in earth years.  
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Asteroid   Small, rocky bodies that revolve around the sun on an asteroid belt.  
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Comet   A body of ice, dust, and cosmic dust that revolves around the sun.  
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Meteor   Space depris that hits the atmosphere.  
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Meterite   When a meteor hits the earth`s surface.  
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Meteoroid   Particles of space debris that float in space.  
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Gamma Ray   Type of radioactive materials. Biggest gamma generator is the universe.  
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X-ray   Hot gases in the universe emit x-rays.  
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Ultraviotlet   The sun and stars and other hot objects in space emit these rays.  
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Visible   Stars emit this light  
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Infrared   This shows the dust between stars  
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Microwave   Are used by astromers to learn about near by galaxies.  
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Radio   Stars and gases emit these waves.  
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