Physical Science top 50 vocabulary terms

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  1. 1. the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
  2. 3. A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
  3. 9. energy energy of motion
  4. 10. the degree of compactness of a substance, mass divided by volume.
  5. 11. A material that does not allow heat or electrons to move through it easily.
  6. 12. A form of matter that has a definite shape and volume
  7. 16. the amount of matter in an object
  8. 17. A machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
  9. 19. the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time
  10. 21. A measurement of how much solute exists within a certain volume of solvent
  11. 24. bond A chemical bond formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another
  12. 26. a path for an electrical current to flow around
  13. 27. A push or a pull
  14. 28. A result of a force moving an object a certain distance.
  15. 29. An apparent change in the frequency of a sound when the source or observer is moving
  16. 30. The process by which two or more small nuclei fuse to make a bigger nucleus and release energy
  17. 31. A pure substance made of only one kind of atom
  18. 33. A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds
  19. 34. A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table
  20. 37. The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.
  21. 38. any compound that forms H+ ions in solution, tastes sour, and has a pH less than 7
  22. 40. a state of matter that consists of free-moving ions and electrons
  23. 43. smallest unit of most compounds, two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds
  24. 46. Electrons on the outermost energy level of an atom
  25. 48. Material through which a wave travels
  26. 49. The force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials
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  1. 2. Elements in group 8A of the periodic table. Have no charge and are gases
  2. 4. A flow of electric charge that regularly reverses its direction.
  3. 5. A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
  4. 6. stored energy
  5. 7. A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume.
  6. 8. positively charged subatomic particles
  7. 13. A measure of the average energy of motion of the particles of a substance.
  8. 14. A state of matter with no definite shape or volume
  9. 15. The transfer of heat by the movement within a liquid or gas
  10. 17. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
  11. 18. The attractive force that holds atoms together
  12. 20. a device that changes electrical energy to mechanical energy
  13. 22. A state of balance in which solute is dissolving into the solution and coming out of the solution
  14. 23. Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons
  15. 25. A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances in which a solute is dissolved in a solvent
  16. 32. A form of energy caused by the movement of electrons.
  17. 35. a bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons
  18. 36. a compound that produces hydroxide ions in solution, tastes bitter and feels slippery
  19. 39. A measure of the force of gravity on an object
  20. 41. The rate at which velocity changes
  21. 42. Speed in a given direction
  22. 44. The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another by touching.
  23. 45. an element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well, locate on the left and middle of the periodic table
  24. 47. Smallest particle of an element that has its properties