GED Science

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science words from GED science books
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  1. analog
    something having a similarity to something else
  2. computer simulation
    (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program
  3. conclusion
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
  4. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  5. experiment
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
  6. fact
    a piece of information about events that have occurred
  7. Galileo Galilei
    Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)
  8. hypothesis
    a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
  9. laboratory
    a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
  10. observation
    the act of taking a patient look
  11. scientific method
    a systematic way of investigating to test a hypothesis
  12. theory
    a belief that can guide behavior
  13. chemical property
    a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity
  14. chemist
    a scientist who studies elements that make up matter
  15. chemistry
    the science of matter
  16. density
    the amount per unit size
  17. form
    a distinct state of matter in a system
  18. gas
    state of matter distinguished from solid and liquid states
  19. gravity
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  20. liquid
    fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
  21. mass
    the property of a body that causes it to have weight
  22. matter
    that which has mass and occupies space
  23. phase
    any distinct time period in a sequence of events
  24. physical property
    any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
    The qualities of matter that can be seen without changing the matter (color, shape, size, density).
  25. plasma
    the watery fluid in which blood cells are suspended
  26. react
    show a response to something
  27. solid
    not soft or yielding to pressure
  28. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  29. volume
    the property of something that is great in magnitude
  30. weight
    the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
  31. boiling point
    the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
  32. carbon dioxide
    a colorless, odorless greenhouse gas essential for photosynthesis
  33. chemical change
    process determined by substances' composition and structure
  34. combustion
    a reaction of a substance with oxygen to give heat and light
  35. freezing point
    the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid
  36. law of conservation of energy
    the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes
  37. law of conservation of mass
    a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system
  38. melting point
    the temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid
  39. molecule
    the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
  40. phase
    any distinct time period in a sequence of events
  41. physical change
    a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
  42. pressure
    the act of putting pressure on something
  43. solid
    not soft or yielding to pressure
Created on Mon Dec 10 09:55:51 EST 2012 (updated Sun Jan 06 21:54:31 EST 2013)

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