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Science Chapters 5-6 + End of 4 Flashcards

1
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the Greek mathematician who discovered that fluids exert a buoyant force upon objects within them

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Archimedes

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2
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an upward force exerted by a fluid on a solid object placed in the fluid

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buoyancy

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3
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the principle stating that the buoyant force experienced by an object is exactly equal to the weight of the fluid displaced

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Archimedes’ principle

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4
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a vessel that is designed to operate below the surface of the water, but can also float on the surface

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submarine

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5
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when an object is completely submerged but not sinking

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neutral buoyancy

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6
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resistance of any object moving through a fluid

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drag

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7
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science of shaping objects to allow the smooth flow of fluids around them and reduce drag

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streamlining

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8
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a force on an object that is generated by relative motion between the object and a fluid and is perpendicular to the direction of fluid flow

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lift

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9
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the ability to do work and change matter

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energy

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10
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energy of motion

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kinetic energy

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11
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the law stating that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transferred

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law of conservation of energy

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12
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the principle stating that mass and energy can be considered two different ways of measuring the same physical property

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mass-energy equivalence

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13
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the law stating that the sum of mass and energy is constant

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law of conservation of mass and energy

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14
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the energy of an entire object moving

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whole-body kinetic energy

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15
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simplest form of motion

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translational motion

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16
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whole-body kinetic energy caused by translational motion

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translational kinetic energy

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17
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natural forces that cause potential energy

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fundamental forces

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18
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attractive force between all material objects

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gravitational force

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19
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a force that affects certain subatomic particles; stronger than the gravitational force but weaker than the electromagnetic force

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weak nuclear force

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20
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second-strongest fundamental force, which affects only objects with an electric charge

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electromagnetic force

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21
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energy resulting from the chemical combination of atoms into molecules

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chemical energy

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22
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the strongest fundamental force, which acts only within atomic nuclei and combines subatomic particles together to form the nucleus of an atom

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strong nuclear force

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23
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internal energy that an object has because of random motions of its individual molecules

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thermal energy

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24
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the state in which no thermal energy is transferred between objects because they are at the same temperature

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thermal equilibrium

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25
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transfer of thermal energy from an object of higher temperature to an object of lower temperature

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heat

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26
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amount of heat needed to change its temperature by a certain amount

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heat capacity

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27
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the ratio of an object’s heat capacity to the object’s mass

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specific heat

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28
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device designed to measure the heat involved in physical and chemical changes

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calorimeter

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29
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a device that automatically regulates temperature

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thermostat

30
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a device consisting of two metal strips that are bonded together that bends in response to temperature changes

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bimetallic strip

31
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the transfer of a property like thermal energy (heat) or electric charge through direct contact

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conduction

32
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transfer of heat by moving fluids

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convection

33
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a transfer of heat without matter as radiant energy

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radiation

34
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a type of double-walled container designed to minimize transfer of heat

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Dewar flask

35
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a home heating system in which water is heated by a boiler and pumped to radiators in the various rooms of a house

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hot-water heating system

36
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a home-heating system that warms air with a furnace and uses a blower or fan to circulate air through a network of ducts

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forced-warm-air system

37
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branch of physics that deals with thermal energy, heat, and their relationships to other forms of energy and energy transfer

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thermodynamics

38
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matter or portion of the universe being studied

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system

39
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entire universe except the system

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surroundings

40
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an invisible and weightless fluid that created and removed heat

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caloric

41
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the law stating that the energy gained (or lost) by a system is equal to the energy lost (or gained) by its surroundings

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first law of thermodynamics

42
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sometimes considered the founder of the science of thermodynamics

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Sadi Carnot

43
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theoretical device that would generate the maximum possible amount of work from a given amount of heat

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Carnot engine

44
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natural processes go only one way, toward less usable energy and greater disorder; implies that the universe is not improving but is instead running down

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second law of thermodynamics

45
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the measure of the amount of disorder in a system

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entropy

46
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the changing of a solid into a liquid

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melting

47
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the changing of a liquid into a solid

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freezing

48
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the phenomenon in which the freezing point of a liquid is lowered by the addition of solutes

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freezing point depression

49
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the “hidden” heat absorbed or released when a substance undergoes a change of state

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latent heat

50
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the latent heat required to change a given mass of a solid into a liquid without changing its temperature

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heat of fusion

51
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the change of a substance from a liquid to a gas

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evaporation

52
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describes a liquid that evaporates rapidly

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volatile

53
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describes a liquid that evaporates slowly

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nonvolatile

54
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the state of evaporation occurring throughout a liquid

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boiling

55
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the temperature at which a substance boils

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boiling point

56
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the phenomenon in which the addition of nonvolatile solutes raises the boiling point temperature of a liquid

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boiling point elevation

57
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latent heat required to change a liquid into a gas without raising its temperature

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heat of vaporization

58
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the process of a gas changing into a liquid

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condensation

59
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the process of a solid changing directly into a gas

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sublimation

60
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the process of a gas changing directly into a solid

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deposition

61
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special state of matter that exists when temperatures are too high for matter to exist in its ordinary states

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plasma

62
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an object that produces lift

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foil

63
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four factors which affect the drag on an object

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speed, size, fluid density, and shape (shape is most important)

64
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formula for kinetic energy

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kinetic energy = 1/2 x mass x velocity squared

65
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spins or rolls around around an internal axis

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rotational motion

66
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formula for potential energy

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potential energy = mass x 9.81m/s squared x height

67
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factors which affect kinetic energy

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speed, size, shape, and mass

68
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factors which affect thermal energy

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temperature, state, and mass

69
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what is a practical restatement of the law of conservation of energy

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first law of thermodynamics

70
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the formula for heat

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Q = cm(delta)T

71
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formula for heat capacity

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C = Q / (delta)T

72
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formula for specific heat

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c = Q / m (delta)T

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