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Ch. 11 & 12 Study Guide
8th grade physical science study guide for Chapters 11 and 12.
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04/16/2009

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Organic compounds
Definition
Covalently bonded compounds that contain carbon.
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Single Bond
Definition
A covalent bond made up of one pair of shared electrons.
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Petroleum
Definition
A mixture of organic compounds that comes from organic material deep in Earth's crust.
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Double Bond
Definition
When two carbon atoms form two covalent bonds between them.
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Triple Bond
Definition
Three bonds between carbon atoms.
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Carbohydrates
Definition
Biochemicals that are composed of sugar molecues bonded together. Glucose is an example of this.
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Lipids
Definition
Biochemicals that do not dissolve in water. Fats, oils, and waxes are examples of this.
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Proteins
Definition
Biochemicals that are made of much smaller molecules called amino acids.
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Amino acids
Definition
Molecules that make up proteins.
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Hemoglobin
Definition
An example of an especially important protein that is found in red blood cells. It helps carry oxygen to all of the cells of the body.
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Nucleic Acids
Definition
Biochemicals made up of nucleotides. The four kinds of nucleotides are Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Guanine (G), and Cytosine (C).
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DNA
Definition
Contains all of the genetic material of the cell. They are long-chain polymers. They can store a huge amount of information because of their length.
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Reference Point
Definition
The object that seems to stay in place when another object is in motion.
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Motion
Definition
When an object changes position over time relative to a reference point.
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Average Speed
Definition
The total distance traveled divided by the total time taken.
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Velocity
Definition
The speed of an object as well as the direction in which the object is moving.
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Acceleration
Definition
The rate at which velocity changes over time.
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Centripetal Acceleration
Definition
The acceleration that happens when an object moves at a constant spped in circular motion.
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Force
Definition
A push or a pull.
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Newton
Definition
The unit used to describe the magnitude (size) of a force.
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Net Force
Definition
The combination of all forces acting on an object.
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Static
Definition
Describes an object that has balanced forces acting on it.
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Tension
Definition
A force that is exerted when matter is pulled or stretched.
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Compression
Definition
A force that is exerted when matter is pushed of squeezed.
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Balanced Force
Definition
when the forces on an object produce a net force of 0 N
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Unbalanced Force
Definition
When the net force on an object is not 0 N
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Friction
Definition
A force that opposes motion between surfaces that are touching. It can cause a moving object to slow down and stop.
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Kinetic Friction
Definition
Friction between moving surfaces.
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Static friction
Definition
When a force is applied to an object but does not cause the object to move.
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Lubricants
Definition
Substances that are put on surfaces to reduce the friction between the surfaces.
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