Science Vocabulary for Quiz on Thursday

Bacteria prokaryotic organisms, wide range of shapes, unicellular Isotopes same element with different number of neutrons; Same atomic number different atomic masses pH measure of the acidity of a substance or solution, the concentration of H+ ions ; 0-14, 7 neutral, <7 acid, >7 base Scientific Inquiry the process of active exploration using critical, logical, and creative thinking skills Solution a homogenous mixture of two or more substances Aqueous water based solution, (aq) Organic relating to or derived from living matter, compounds that contain carbon such as alcohols or sugars Mixture two or more combined substances in which each retains their own chemical identity Concentration amount of a substance in a specific space, expressed in mass or volume Earthquake sudden and violent shaking of the ground, can cause great destruction Focus the point of origin of an earthquake underground Subduction zone two plates converge, the more dense plate is pulled into the mantle (the oceanic plate); Deep ocean trench, earthquakes, volcanoes are features Tectonic plate the pieces of the earths crust that ride over top of the mantle Dehydrate to loose water Brittle hard substance that is easy to break or shatter Fracture cracking or breaking of a hard object or material Mineral building blocks of rocks, they are compounds that are found in magma that combine and harden to form rocks Seismic energy the energy released by an earthquake Radioactive Decay spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance to a different substance, emits ionizing radiation, the length of time this takes is called half-life

Science Vocabulary for Quiz on Thursday

Metamorphic rocks rocks that are changed by high temperature and pressure, have their origin in sedimentary or igneous rocks Temperature degree or intensity of heat present in a substance, Celsius scale is most commonly used in science Pressure physical force on an object Magma the semi liquid fluid within the earths crust and mantle. Called lava when it reaches the earths surface, the root of igneous rock Altitude height of an object or point in relation to sea or ground level Comet a object from outer space consisting of ice and dust, has a tail of gas and dust particles that point away from the sun Volatile easily evaporated at normal temperatures and pressures Density mass per unit volume. D = m/V. expressed in g/cm3 or g/mL Asteroid small rocky body orbiting the sun, range in size from dust sized to 1000 km (600 miles) across Deceleration decrease in the acceleration of an object Germinate to begin to grow or put out shoots from a seed or spore, sprouting