Science FINAL vocab

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8th grade science final vocab credits to Mackenzie

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Chadwick

discovered that in addition to protons, the nucleus also contains neutrons.

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Combustion

a substance combines with oxygen and releases energy (thermal or light) Creates Fire.

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Rutherford

most of an atoms mass and positive charge is concentrated in a small area in the center called the nucleus.

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reaction rate

Increases ________ because there are more particles to collide with each other.

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Mixtures

________ can be solid or gasses.

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hydronium ion

Produces a(n) ________ when dissolved in water.

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Granite

________ is an example of a solid.

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Thompson

________- cathode rays (made of electrons) are negatively charged, used positively and negatively charged plates.

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hydroxide ion

Produces a(n) ________ when dissolved in water.

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Metalloids

________ are in the middle of the metals and the nonmetals.

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Neutrons

________: In the nucleus with the protons; neutral.

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Physical change

________: you have the same chemical thingamabobbers.

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Chemical reactions

________ occur faster if the particles collide more often or if the particles are moving faster when they collide.

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Dalton

________- atoms can not be created or destroyed, atoms combine in specific ratios.

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Democritus

________- different types of matter are made from different atoms.

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Water molecules

________ have a lot of polarity and the ability to form hydrogen bonds.

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Electron Cloud

________: surrounds the atom.

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unit of solvent

Concentrated: more solute per ________.

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Dimitri Mendeleev

________ categorized in rows by atomic mass (Mendeleev)- used repeating chemical /physical properties to make columns.

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surface area

Increased ________ increases the rate of a reaction because more particles on the surface of the solid come in contact with the particles of another substance.

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electron cloud

Electrons: In the ________;- 1 charge.

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Democritus

different types of matter are made from different atoms

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Dalton

atoms cannot be created or destroyed, atoms combine in specific ratios

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thompson

cathode rays (made of electrons) are negatively charged, used positively and negatively charged plates

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rutherford

most of an atoms mass and positive charge is concentrated in a small area in the center called the nucleus

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chadwick

discovered that in addition to protons, the nucleus also contains neutrons

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bohr

said that the neutrons and protons are in orbits (found out later that they were not)

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modern atomic model

electron cloud

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Proton

rutherford

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electron

Thomson

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neutron

Chadwick

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in the center

Nucleus

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surrounds the atom

Electron Cloud

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In the nucleus; +1 charge

protons

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In the nucleus with the protons; neutral

neutrons

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In the electron cloud; -1 charge

electron

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Group 1

Alkali metals

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Group 2

Alkaline earth metals

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Group 3-12

Transition metals

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Group 17

Halogens

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Group 18

Noble Gasses

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Most common element in the universe

hydrogen

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ionic

non-metal and Metal

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covalent

non metal and nonmetal

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metallic

metal and metal

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chemical change

you end up with something different

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physical change

you have the same chemical thingamabobbers

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Synthesis

2 reactants and 1 product (2 or more substances combine and form 1 compound)

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Decomposition

1 reactant and 2 products (1 compound breaks down and forms 2 or more compounds)

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single replacement

1 element replaces another in a compound

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Double replacement

ions in 2 compounds switch places (forms 2 new compounds)

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Combustion

a substance combines with oxygen and releases energy (thermal or light) Creates Fire

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Endothermic reactions

absorb thermal energy (more energy is needed to break the bonds than is produced by breaking the bonds) (decomposition reactions) (feels Cold)

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Exothermic reactions

release thermal energy (less energy is needed to break the bonds than is produced by breaking the bonds) (synthesis reactions)

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dilute

less solute per unit of solvent

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concentrated

more solute per unit of solvent

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Acid

red

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Base

blue

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Wave

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place without transferring matter

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Mechanical wave

A wave that can travel only through matter

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Medium

A material in which a wave travels

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Transverse wave

a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels

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Crest

The highest point of a transverse wave

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Trough

The lowest point of a transverse wave

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Longitudinal wave

makes the particles in a medium move parallel to the direction that the wave travels

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Compression

The regions of a longitudinal wave where the particles in the medium are CLOSEST together

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Rarefaction

The regions of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are FARTHEST apart

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Electromagnetic wave

A wave that can travel through empty space and through matter

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Amplitude

The maximum distance that the wave moves from its rest position

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Wavelength

The distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave

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Frequency

Number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second

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Absorption

The transfer of energy by a wave to the medium through which it travels

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Transmission

The passage of light through an object

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Reflection

The bouncing of a wave off a surface

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Law of reflection

When a wave is reflected from a surface, the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence

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Refraction

The change in direction of a wave that occurs as the wave changes speed when moving from one medium to another

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Diffraction

The change in direction of a wave when it travels by the edge of an object or through an opening

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Interference

Occurs when two or more waves overlap and combine together

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fluid

any substance that can flow and take the shape of the container that holds it

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pressure

the amount of force per unit area applied to an object's surface

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buoyant force

an upward force applied by a fluid on an object in the fluid

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atmospheric pressure

the ratio of the weight of all the air above you to your surface area

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Archimedes' Principle

the weight of the fluid that an object displaces is equal to the buoyant force acting on the object

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Pascal's Principle

when pressure is applied to a fluid in a closed container, the pressure increases by the same amount everywhere in the container

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Bernoulli's Principle

the pressure of a fluid decreases when the speed of the fluid increases

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drag force

a force opposes the motion of an object through a fluid

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Boyle's Law

If you decrease the volume of a container (but keep the temperature the same), the pressure in the container will increase (PiVi=PfVf)

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Charles' Law

the volume of a gas increases when the temperature increases (Vi/Ti=Vf/Tf)

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Electromagnetic wave

a wave that can travel through empty space and matter

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Radiant energy

energy carried by an electromagnetic wave

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Electromagnetic spectrum

the entire range of electromagnetic waves with different wavelengths and frequencies

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Radio wave

a low frequency, low energy electromagnetic that has a wavelength longer than about 30 cm

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Microwave

is a low frequency, low energy electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength between about 1 mm and 30 cm

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Infrared wave

an electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength shorter than a microwave but longer than light

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Ultraviolet wave

an electromagnetic wave that has a slightly shorter wavelength and frequency than light and carries energy to cause chemical reactions

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X-ray

a high energy electromagnetic wave that has a slightly shorter wavelength and higher frequency than an ultraviolet wave

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Gamma ray

a high energy electromagnetic wave with a shorter wavelength and higher frequency than all other types of electromagnetic wave

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force

A push or pull exerted on an object

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contact force

a push or pull on one object by another that is touching it

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non-contact force

a force that one object can apply to another object without touching it

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