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Kinetic Molecular Theroy
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A force that stick particles of different matter together.. A conclusion drawn from observation that make sense of the observations.. A force that sticks particles of the same matter together.. Heat transfer from one substance to another by direct contact.. A measure of the total energy a substance has..
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Light
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an image light rays do not actually touch. the angle made by a reflected ray. parallel ray all bounce off at the same angle. a line perpendicular to the lights wave fronts. the light hitting an objects surface.
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Light
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An object can form shadows of different __________ if the light source is shining at different parts of the object.. The other reason why shadows are formed: Light is partially or completely __________ by an object.. One of the reasons why shadows are formed: Light travels in __________ lines.. The shadow of an object becomes __________if (i) the light source is moved further away from the object, (ii) the object is moved further away from the light source, or (iii) the screen is moved closer to the light source or object.. We are able to see an object that does not give off light when light shines on it. The object __________ the light into our eyes..
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Light and Optical Systems
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something in nature that gives off light. something that gives off light. a smooth reflective surface that curves inward in the center. light is trapped or held inside something (not reflected). light hits a surface and bounces back.
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Light and Sound
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Waves. Sirens are an example of. Is a example for carbass. A vibration that you can hear. Something you can feel that can be hot,worm, or cold.
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Light Energy
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These waves start with g. Light energy travels across space as ______________ waves. All the colours of the rainbow from light is called ______ light. An objects colour is due to the one colour wavelength that is not absorbed but _________ . These waves are used to cook food.
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Light Waves
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The highest point on a wave.. This tells you how fast the wave travels or it's speed.. This tells you the distance from this surface to the highest point of the wave.. When the motion of the medium is perpendicular to the motion of the wave, these types of waves are created.. This tells you how many crests pass a given point each second on a wave..
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Magnet
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Another name for magnetite. Magnetic _______ use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate the directions.. The two magnetic 'poles' are north and _________.. The magnetic metals are nickel, cobalt, and _______.. Two common kinds of magnets are bar and _______ magnets..
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Magnet
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a power source that transforms electrical energy into movement or mechanical energy. a device that stops too much current from flowing. creates AC by spinning an electrical coil between the poles of a powerful magnet. the end of a magnet N or S where the pull is the strongest. a temporary magnet where electricity is used with magnetism.
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Magnetism and Electricity
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A material in which charges cannot move easily. Ex. plastic, rubber, glass, wood.. Any material that attracts iron or materials containing iron.. The force of repulsion or attraction between the poles of magnets.. A material in which charges can move easily. Ex. plastic, rubber, glass, wood.. a complete, closed path through which electric charges flow..
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Magnetism and Electricity
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A magnet made from hard steel. What do toasters and televisions have in common. A current-carrying coil of wire with many loops. atoms that all have magnetic fields lined up in the same direction. The magnetic north pole is in .
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Magnets
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A natural magnet. What magnetic tool can help you if you are lost?. If something is not attracted by a magnet we say that it is _________.. What is the push or pull on an object?. Iron or steel that attracts other objects of iron or steel..
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Magnets and Forces
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When two objects rub together . Like poles . Unlike poles . The power that pulls magnets together or materials together . Is measured in newtons .
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Magnets and Magnetism
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Like poles of a magnet ___________________ each other. magnets are formed when _________ line up in the same direction. the two ends of a magnet are called __________. A magnet creates a magnetic __________ around itself. _______________________ sea turtles use the earth's magnetic field to find their way around the Atlantic Ocean.
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Mains Electricity
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The energy the Van De Graff generator gives off. The blue wire in a plug. ____ are important safety devices in electrical appliances . A negative subatomic particle. The switch in a cricut should be in the ______.
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Matter
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A measure of gravitational force in an object. A measurement of mass in a given volume. Change that affects one or more physical properties of the substances. A change that occurs when one or more sbustances change into entirely new substances with different properties. Anything that has mass and takes up space.
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Matter
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type of mixture in which the individual substances are evenly mixed. having nothing else like it. to form a solution by mixing evenly. matter with a composition that is always the same. mass per unit volume of a substance.
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Matter
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Matter is made of ______ and molecules.. The attraction in a ________ state between molecules are close but not in a fixed position.. Solid, Liquid, Gas. When steam disappears it is called _______. A ________ is made of two or more atoms connected together. .
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Matter
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A way to show a chemical reaction using symbols instead of words.. A small particle inside an atom's nucleus that is not electrically charged.. The smallest unit of an element. All matter is made up of them.. Substances made of two or more elements that combine chemically in a set ratio.. Found within the nucleus.It is small two charged particle that moves around the outer sphere of an atom..
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Matter
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change from solid to liquid. substances that stay the same size and the same shape. The molecules in most solids are tightly packed.. changes from a liquid into a gas . the tiny particles that make up all things . the solid, liquid, and gas forms of matter.
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Matter
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type of mixture that is uniform in properties and composition throughout. contain hydrogen which is replaceable by a metal. sharing of electrons between non-metals. formed by a transfer of electrons between a metal or non metal atoms. substance composed of two or more elements or compounds which are not chemically combine.
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Matter
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changing states from a gas to a solid without changing to a liquid first . resistance to flow . definite volume, no definite shape . heat passed from one object to another by touch. a negatively charged particle .
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Matter
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Properties that describe how two substances interact. Properties that depend on the amount of matter present. Homogeneous mixtures. Physical combinations of matter. The simplest form of matter.
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Matter
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An element or compound; matter that always has exactly the same composition. a mixture that has some particles that are intermediate size between small and large . a change that occurs when some properties of a material change . change that occurs when a substance reacts and forms one or new substances. a substance that is made from two or more simpler substances; can be broken .
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Matter
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This states that matter expands when it is heated up ( water is an exception). An objects mass compared to its volume . The amount of force that matter applies on a space . A gas like mixture that has no definite shape, no definite volume, and most atoms are found in the universe. States that the volume of a gas increases with increasing temperature (ex. Hot Air Balloon).
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Matter
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The volume of the stone also remains the __________, even when it is pressed. Hence a stone has a definite volume and cannot be compressed. . A liquid has __________ definite shape. A liquid takes the shape of the container it is in. . A liquid has a __________ volume. The volume of the liquid remains the same even if it is poured into another container. . Matter also occupies __________. The space occupied by an object cannot be taken up by another object. . The volume of a liquid can be measured __________ using a measuring cylinder or a syringe. The volume of a solid can also be measured using a measuring cylinder and water. .
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Matter
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A substance of atoms with two or more different elements joined by chemical bond.. A direct change from a solid to a gas without becoming a liquid first.. A unit of matter. Mass per unit volume.. A measure of how hot (or cold) something is..
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Matter
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used to measure weight. physical property shared with iron, nickel and steel. label used to measure mass. used to measure mass. occurs when heat is taken away from water.
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Matter and Change
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one or two letter reprensentation of an element. each horizontal row of the periodic table. has indefinite shape, flows and has a fixed volume. matter that has uniform and definite composition. properties of the material change but composition doesn't.
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Matter and Changes
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ability to decay, flammability. total mass is not change, total mass before reaction equals the total mass after the reaction. making tea-stirring the sugar in. frying an egg. has mass and occupies space.
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Matter and Properties
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a solution with so much solute that it is relatively close to being saturated. solution is far from being saturated. has no electrical charge. smallest particle of an element that still has the properties of that element. has a negative charge.
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Mirrors & Lenses
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Different types of mirrors and lenses and their use in our lives.
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The change in direction of a propagating wave, such as light or sound. A ray that passes through the axis of an optical fiber.. The angle between the surface normal and the reflected ray . To move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.. The point on the axis of a lens or mirror to which parallel rays of light converge or from which they appear to diverge after refraction or reflection.
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Mix and Flow of Matter
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Removing water from a substance. mixture that only has 1 property. Mr. Lyons' favourite student. Contains only 1 type of particle . Thickness of a lquid.
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Modern Concept of the Atom
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The number of wave cycles to pass a given point per unit of time.. Wave's height from the origin to the crest of the wave.. '____________ effect' - metals eject electrons called 'photoelectrons' when light shines on them.. ______________ rule: when electrons occupy orbitals of equal energy, one electron will enter each orbital until all equal orbitals have one electron with the same spin.. '______________ state': all electrons are in their lowest possible energy state..
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Motion
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An object will stay at rest or in motion because of.... unit of mass. unit of time. any push or pull. A force that slows down and object.
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Motion
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it is travelling at 107,000km/hr. a measure of time. Your school. when an object is moving it has ......... the name of this topic.
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Motion and Force
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The tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion. Change in an object's position relative to a reference point. States that when one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts a force on the first that is equal in strength and opposite in direction. A push or a pull. The speed of an object and the direction of its motion.
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Motion And Forces
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The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object.. A property of matter by which it continues in it's existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force.. Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.. The speed of an object plus its direction.. A force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them..
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Motion Terminologies
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directed motion towards somewhere in a period of time. straight movement. motion that don't care for direction. continuous change of position. related to catapult.
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Nanotechnology
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Strengthening.. Sturdy in construction.. Interference.. A change of an atom, nucleus, electron, etc. from one quantum state to another, with emission or absorption of radiation.. Coat (iron or steel) with a protective layer of zinc..
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Newton's Laws
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1st Law of newton. A push or a pull. A speed at which object travels in a particular direction. Force opposing relative motion of two objects that are in contact. What object Newton started his experiments with light.
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Newton's Laws of Motion
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Law of Actions and Reactions. What Newton's Laws are about. Alternate name for the law of motion. Law of Force = Mass x Acceleration. Rockets need more____ than a pencil.
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Newton's Three Laws of Motion
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the force that are in equal and opposite direction.. when an object changes position from on position to another.. unbalanced force acting on an object equals the object's mass times its acceleration.. push or pull on a object.. the contact of two surfaces..
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Newtons Laws
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Movement. Any influence that tends to accelerate on an object, a push or a pull.. The rate of change.. The rate at which velocity is changing.. A mutual action between objects where each object exerts and equal but opposite force on the other..
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Optics
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the highest part of a wave. distance between the highest or lowest point of a wave to the rest position. a wave for which the action making the wave is back and forth along the direction in which the wave is moving. the process in which light or another type of wave interacts with a surface and is sent back from the surface . electromagnetic waves having wavelengths .
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Optics
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The highest point of a wave. The angle between the refracted ray and the normal line.. Emission of light during chemical reaction. Distance that a wave dips or rises.. Form of electromagnetic radiation detected by the human eye.
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Parts of an Atom
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located inside the nucleus, this subatomic particle as no electric charge. the smallest unit of an element that still has the properties of that element. situated on the outskirts of the nucleus, this subatomic particle has a negative charge. comprised of protons and neutrons, this is the core, or center, of an atom. the number of protons in an atom .
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Physical & Chemical Changes
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The act of burning something. hen a substance changes in SIZE, SHAPE, VOLUME or PHASE.. When a substance changes into 'another' substance with other properties.. the change of state in which a solid becomes a liquid by adding energy. the change from a gas to a liquid.
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Physical Science
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a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year,. has uniform composition and properties throughout. a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force. the process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity. the total number of protons and neutrons in a nucleus.
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Physical Science
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to do nothing or remain unchanged. two or more paths for current to flow through. an object will remain at rest at rest until acted on by a force. a material in which electrons are not able to move easily. caused by an objects mass and velocity.
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