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Physical Science Test Nine Weeks Flashcards

1
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a partial representation of something else

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model

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2
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model of a design used for testing

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prototype

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3
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discovered air pressure

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Torricelli

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4
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a device to measure altitude

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altimeter

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5
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factor used to determine the results of an experiment

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dependent variable

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6
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tentative explanation

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hypothesis

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7
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limitations of science

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bias, approximations, assumptions, scope of science

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8
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group in which the independent variable is absent

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control group

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9
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study of matter and movement of God’s physical creation

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science

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10
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fluids tend to move from areas of _______ to areas of _______

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higher pressure to lower pressure

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11
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a hypothesis can be proven false if one or more of its predictions is false

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falsifiable

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12
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means that a scientist will obtain consistent results if he performs the experiment many times, keeping all factors as similar as possible

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repeatability

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13
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two reasons we use science

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to glorify God; man’s benefit

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14
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study of reasoning

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logic

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15
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a statement of fact

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proposition

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16
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formula for Newton’s second law of motion

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F = ma (force equals mass times acceleration)

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17
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formula for pressure

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P = F / A (pressure equals force divided by area)

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18
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branch of physics developed since 1900

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modern physics

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19
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a model of a design used for testing

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prototype

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20
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use of science to solve practical problems

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technology

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21
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occurs when someone attacks the person making an argument instead of challenging the person’s facts

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ad hominem fallacy

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22
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property of matter that makes it resist changes in motion

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inertia

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23
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a push or pull

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force

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24
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anything that has inertia

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matter

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25
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substance of the physical world

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matter

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26
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the amount of space that matter takes up

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volume

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27
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the amount of inertia an object has

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mass

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28
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the amount of matter in an object

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mass

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29
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the most important part of an equation

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the equal sign

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30
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the “language of science”

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math

31
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for measured data to be meaningful, it must include ____

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units

32
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the system with meticulously defined standards

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SI system

33
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the SI unit of time

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second

34
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the SI unit of length

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meter

35
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the SI unit of mass

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kilogram

36
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the SI unit of work

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Joule

37
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the SI unit of force

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Newton

38
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the SI unit of power

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watt

39
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coldest temperature possible at which molecular vibration ceases

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absolute zero

40
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a measure with both magnitude and direction

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vector (oh yeah)

41
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the study of motion and forces

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dynamics

42
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the change in position divided by time

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velocity

43
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any change in velocity

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acceleration

44
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an acceleration opposite the direction of motion

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deceleration

45
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the book in which Newton published his findings

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Principia

46
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the third law of motion states _______

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for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

47
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acceleration due to gravity

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9.81 meters per second squared

48
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center-seeking force

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centripetal force

49
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the speed at which an object will stop speeding up

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terminal velocity

50
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matter that has no definite shape and can flow

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fluid

51
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theory stating that all molecules of a substance are in constant motion and move more rapidly as the object is heated

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kinetic theory of matter

52
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the attraction between molecules of the same substance

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cohesion

53
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the attraction between molecules of different substances

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adhesion

54
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the tendency of a liquid to pull atoms or molecules near the surface back into the liquid, forming a “skin” or film on the surface

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surface tension

55
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the phenomenon in which liquids in thin tubes rise above or fall beneath their own levels because of adhesion and cohesion

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capillarity

56
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a curved surface of a liquid formed because of a difference in strength between the cohesion of the fluid molecules and the glass molecules

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meniscus

57
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force exerted per unit of area

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pressure

58
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the SI unit of pressure

A

Pascal

59
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two factors that affect gravitational pressure

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density and depth

60
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the principle stating that a pressure increase applied to a fluid inside a closed container will be distributed equally throughout the container

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Pascal’s principle

61
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a device that uses Pascal’s principle to multiply a force by using a small-diameter input piston and a large-diameter output piston connected by a liquid-filled reservoir

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hydraulic press

62
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the ability of a gas to be easily squeezed and compacted into a smaller container

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compressibility

63
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the law stating that a gas’s volume and pressure are inversely proportional when the temperature is held constant

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Boyle’s law

64
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the law stating that the volume and temperature of a gas are directly proportional when a pressure is held constant

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Charles’s law

65
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states that gas temperature and pressure are directly related when volume is held constant

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Amonton’s law

66
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the gravitational pressure within a sea of air

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atmospheric pressure

67
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an empty space with no matter

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vacuum

68
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device used to measure air pressure

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barometer

69
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momentum formula

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p = mv (momentum equals mass times velocity)

70
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work formula

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W = Fd (work equals force times distance)

71
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power formula

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p = W / t (power equals work divided by time)

72
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Charles’s law formula

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V1/T1 = V2/T2

73
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Boyle’s law formula

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P1V1 = P2V2

74
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Amonton’s law

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P1/T1 = P2/T2

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