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05/03/2012

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Newton's First Law

(inertia)

Definition
an object at rest unless acted upon by an unbalenced force will remain at rest, and an object in motion will continue to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalenced outside force.
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Newton's Second Law
Definition
acceleration is produced when a force acts on mass and the greater the mass of the object being accerlerated, the greater the amount of force needed to accerlate that object.
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Newton's Third Law
Definition
for every action there is an equal and oppisite reaction
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Simple Machine
Definition
Few or no moving parts and can change size and or directions of parts
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Complex Machine
Definition
two or more simple machines working together to facilitate work
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Matter
Definition
Anything that takes up space
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Volume
Definition
describes the amount of space matter takes up
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Weight
Definition
the amount of gravitational force exerted over an object
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Elements
Definition
112 basic kinds of matter
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Atoms
Definition
  • Microscopic components in elements
  • made up of electrons neutrons & protrons
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Molecules
Definition
two or more atoms bonded together in a chemical bond
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Compounds
Definition
two or more diffrent kinds of atoms in the molecule
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Density
Definition
Mass that is contained in a unit of volume of a given substance
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Conductivity
Definition
the ability of substances to transmit thermal or electric current
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Mixtures
Definition
combinations of two or more substances which each substance is distinct from the other
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Solutions
Definition
mixtures that are homogeneous- distributed evenly
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Physical Change
Definition
substance that does not change what that substance is made of
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Chemical change
Definition
substances that were combines are no longer the same molecules
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