My vocabulary test 6 Flashcards
Vocabulary Test 6 (41 cards)
Falsehood
A lie or an untruth
Navigate
To steer or direct the course of a ship or an aircraft.
Kindling
Dried twigs or small pieces of wood used to start a fire.
Domestic
Related to the home or family tame; not wild.
Rustic
having to do with the country side not the city.
Lapse
A small mistake or failure
The passing of time
Correspond
To communicate in writing to match in some way.
Coy
Shy or bashful
Law Of Conservation Of Mass
says that mass cannot create or destroy. It always conserved
Reflectivity
a property that tells how well light bounces off or reflects off materials
magnetism
when electrons spin in the same direction creating an electron current causing it to be a magnet
measurable property
properties that can be measured these include amount, length weight and mass
observable property
properties of a material that can be observed or seen
chemical property
property about how matter will change under special conditions
electrical conductivity
how well substance conducts or carries electricity
physical property
property that can be observed or measured changing the matter
thermal conductivity
how well materials carry thermal energy
solubility
the ability of substance to dissolve in water
oral history
recorded interviews with someone who experienced an event in the past
artifacts
human made objects that help learn about past civilazations and how they developed
archeologists
scientists who excavate and study items left behind by people in history
primary source
sources created first hand or by people who actually experienced something
secondary source
researched source: written by someone who didn’t experience the event
pioneers
people who are among the first to do something