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Physical Science Vocabulary Quiz #1

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applied sciencealso known as technology
applied sciencescience for a purpose
applied scienceAn example would be using radioactivity to fight cancer
atomthe smallest unit of matter
atommade up of protons, electrons and neutrons
biologystudy of living things
chemical propertyFlammability and Conductivity are examples of this type of property
elementSimpliest form of a substance that contains all the specific properties
chemical propertycharacteristic of a substance that when it changes the entire substance becomes something new
ChemistryStudy of how compounds combine
CompoundMade up of two or more elements chemically combined
CompoundAn example of a ______ would be salt (NaCl)
conductivityThe ability to conduct electricity
conductivityCopper has a very high quality of this
controlThe part of an experiment that doesn't change
controlThe part of the experiment that helps to prove your results
distillationSeparating substances based upon boiling points
distillationThe process that produces ethanol
filtrationseparting substances based upon size
filtrationCoffee makers use this process
flammabilityability to burn
hypothesisAn educated guess
hypothesisA statement before any actual experimentation
malleabilityAbility to be pounded into shapes without breaking
malleabilityThere are very few solid gold rings because of gold's ________ it bends very easily.
physical propertyA property that doesn't change the entire substance
physical propertyColor and shape are examples of this property
physicsThe study of forces and motion
HypothesisA guess that you make AFTER you do some research
physicsThe trajectory of a ball would be studied in ________
precipitateThe solid substance produced when two liquid substances combine
pure science"Check this out" science
pure scienceScience just to see what happens
reactivityability to produce a reaction when combined with another substance
reactivityVinegar has a very good _______when combined with baking soda
scientific methodOrderly method of solving a problem
technologyWhen science is used for a purpose people normally call it this
thermometerMeasures the temperature of a substance
valence electronsFound in the outermost shell of an atom
variablepart of an experiment that changes
viscosityresistance to flow
highHoney has a very _____ viscosity
lowWater has a very _____ viscosity


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