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tcap vocab
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8th Grade
02/20/2012

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Combustion Reaction
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A combustion reaction is when all substances in a compound are combined with oxygen, which then produces carbon dioxide and water. Combustion is commonly called burning. It is an exothermic reaction, which means heat is produced and is easily distinguished. Combustion occurs predominantly in automobiles, homes, and in factories. An example of a combustion reaction is as follows:
CxHy + O2 --> CO2 + H2O

 

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  Chromatography
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a process in which a chemical mixture carried by a liquid or gas is separated into components as a result of differential distribution of the solutes as they flow around or over a stationary liquid or solid phase

 

 

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 Convection Current
Definition

Rising or sinking air currents that stir the atmosphere and transport heat from one area to another. Convection currents also occur in water.

 

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  foliation
Definition

The state of being in leaf

 

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experimental group
Definition

Experiments is the step in the scientific method that arbitrates between competing models or hypotheses

 

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nuclear fission
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A nuclear reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits spontaneously or on impact with another particle with the release of energy

 

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penumbra
Definition

The partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object

 

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 precipitate
Definition

Water from the sky such as rain

 

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pathogen
Definition

A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease

 

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salinity
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Something salty or that has salt in it such as the ocean

 

 

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stationary front
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a boundary between two different air masses, neither of which is strong enough to replace the other

 

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stomata
Definition

Any of the minute pores in the epidermis of the leaf or stem of a plant

 

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intrusion
Definition

Intruding upon or on a person without invintation or without them knowing

 

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energy pyramid
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It shows the levels of energy in a diagram like a pyramid

 

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corona
Definition

The rarefied gaseous envelope of the sun and other stars

 

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 alleles
Definition

One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome

 

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diffusion
Definition

Movement of a fluid from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

 

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equinox
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The time or date twice each year at which the sun crosses the celestial equator

 

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 reactivity
Definition

The relative capacity of an atom, molecule, or radical to combine

 

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unbalanced force
Definition

An unbalance force is something that is not opposed by an equal and opposite force operating directly against the force

 

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  spectroscope
Definition

n apparatus for producing and recording spectra for examination

 

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solubility
Definition

the quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent

 

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recessive trait
Definition

Dominance in genetics is a non-linear relationship between different forms of a gene and the resultant phenotype

 

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 non-communicable disease
Definition

A Non communicable disease is a illness that is not contagues like cancer

 

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 penumbra
Definition

The partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object

 

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