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Physical Science Vocab 23

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Aqueous SolutionIs a solution in which the solvent is water.,
Centripetal ForceA force that causes an object to move in a circle.,
CondensationThe changing of water vapor into droplets of liquid water; more generally, the change in phase from gas to liquid,
EfficiencyThe ratio of the output to the input of any system.,
Energy FormsEnergy forms are either potential or kinetic. Potential energy comes in forms that are stored including — chemical, electrical, gravitational, mechanical, and nuclear. Kinetic energy forms are doing work — like heat, light, motion, and sound.,
GlaciationTo become frozen or covered with ice or glaciers,
InductionThe movement of electrons to one part of an object caused by the electric field of another object.,
Law of Conservation of MomentumThe principle that the total linear or angular momentum in any isolated system is constant, provided that no external force is applied.,
MetalAn alloy or mixture composed wholly or partly of such substances, as brass.,
Nuclear ReactionReaction involving the particles in the nucleus of an atom that can change an element into another element.,
Polarized LightLight that vibrates in only one direction.,
Replacement ReactionReaction in which one element replaces another in a compound, or in which two elements in different compounds trade places.,
Standing WaveA wave that appears to stand in one place, even though it is two waves interfering as they pass through each other,
TransceiverA device that has both a transmitter and a receiver which are combined and share common circuitry or a single housing.,
WavelengthThe distance between the crest of one wave and the crest of the next.,



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