EPR3503 terms

Unit 1 - Science and scientific methods

Key Term Definition Link/Reference

The strength and vitality
required for sustained Dictionary
Energy
physical or mental activity.
1
Energy that comes from a
substance whose
Thermal molecules and atoms are
energy vibrating faster due to a rise
https://www.solarschools.net/knowledge-
in temperature bank/energy/types/thermal
2
It is the energy that is held
Potential by any object with its
energy positive relative against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_energy
3 other objects.
Energy of an object that it
Kinetic
maintains its motion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_energy
energy
4 direction.
Stored energy in bonds that https://www.solarschools.net/knowledge-
Chemical
is connected to atoms with bank/energy/types/chemical
energy
5 other atoms and molecules.
A movement of a specific https://www.eschooltoday.com/energy/kinds-of-
Sound
energy that passes through a energy/what-is-sound-energy.html
energy
6 longitudinal wave.
https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Law_of_conservati
Law of A type of energy that cannot on_of_energy
conservation be created or destroyed, it
of energy can only be converted from
7 1 form of energy to another
A process that is used by
Photosynthe plants to absorb energy from
sis the sunlight and turn it into a https://www.livescience.com/51720-photosynthesis.html
8 chemical energy.
https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-respiration-
respiration Is a biochemical process in definition-process-equation.html
9 which the cells obtain energy
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/wavelengt
1 wavelength Is a distance between 2 h
0 troughs of a wave
Is the change in the form of
Physical matter is transformed and 1 https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-physical-change-
1 change substance is not transformed 605910
1 into another
A process in which more
Chemical than one substance is https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-chemical-change-
1 change transformed into one or new 604902
2 different substances.
Is a an cooperation between
1 A force 2 objects to create an https://www.wired.com/2008/09/basics-what-is-a-force/
3 energy.
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When a cylinder shape rolls
1 Rolling over a surface causing an https://byjus.com/physics/rolling-friction/
4 friction interaction with the surface
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-sliding-
1 Sliding Is a resistance made by 2 friction.html
5 friction objects against each other.
It’s the starting point of the http://www.softschools.com/formulas/physics/static_friction
1 Static friction object, where the object is at _formula/30/
6 rest.
1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_(unit)
7 A Newton It’s an SI unit of force(N)
It’s an action of force acting
Balanced against each other in an https://eschooltoday.com/science/forces/balanced-
1 force opposite direction and equal forces.html
8 in size
https://study.com/academy/lesson/unbalanced-force-
Unbalanced
1 Forces that causes a change definition-example-quiz.html
force
9 in the motion of an object
It’s the energy that is
Electromagn surrounded by us and takes
2 etic radiation many forms for example https://www.livescience.com/38169-electromagnetism.html
0 radio waves.
Electromagn https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/emspectrum1
2 etic It’s the range of all types of .html
1 spectrum radiation.
An object that will remain at
Newton’s its rest point in a straight
2 First Law line, only if it was moved by http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Newt.html
2 an external force.
The behavior of an object https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/newtlaws/u2l3a.cf
Newton’s
2 when the existing force is m
Second Law
3 unbalanced
Push or pull force that is
Newton’s acted on an object to create https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/newtlaws/u2l4a.cf
2 Third Law an interaction with another m
4 object.
http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/Comm
2 frequency The number of waves that unications/1-what-is-frequency.html
5 passes in a fixed place.
https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-desublimation-
De-
2 Changing phase from gas 605011
sublimation
6 state directly into solid state.
Is the process of water that https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-condensation-
Condensatio
2 evaporates in the air and definition-examples-quiz.html
n
7 turn into liquid
Is the process where water https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-evaporation-
2 Evaporation changes from a liquid state definition-examples-quiz.html
8 to a gas or vapor.
2 The process where solid is https://www.britannica.com/science/melting
Melting
9 going through a heating
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phase and turns into a liquid
state.
3 The process which a liquid https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-freezing-604469
Freezing
0 substance turns into a solid
Is a substance that contains
3 element atoms and has the same https://www.chemicool.com/definition/element.html
1 number of protons.
3 It’s the negative charged https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/electron
Electron
2 subatomic particles in atom
the particle with a mass https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-neutron-in-
3 Neutron equal to 1 and charge is 0 in chemistry-604578
3 an atomic nucleus.
https://sciencenotes.org/what-is-a-proton/
3 Proton Atoms consists of smaller
4 particles
https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-sublimation-in-
3 Sublimation Is the process where solid chemistry-definition-process-examples.html
5 directly turns into gas