Physical Science CGA Post Review Vocabulary (Some words will repeat themselves from unit to unit)

Unit 1: Scientific Processes DEFINE: experiment, investigation, hypothesis, inference, observation, variable, mass, volume, data (Some words will repeat themselves from unit to unit)

Unit 2: Intro to Chemistry (Atomic Theory) DEFINE: atom, electron, mass, nucleus, neutron, proton (Some words will repeat themselves from unit to unit)

Unit 2: Intro to Chemistry (Periodic Table) DEFINE: atom, electron, neutron, periodic table, proton (Some words will repeat themselves from unit to unit)

Unit 2: Intro to Chemistry (Interpreting Formulas) DEFINE: atom, compound, covalent bond, ion, ionic bond, molecule, valence electron (Some words will repeat themselves from unit to unit)

Unit 3: Matter (Mixtures) DEFINE: atom, compound, concentration, molecule (Some words will repeat themselves from unit to unit)

Unit 3: Matter (Chemical/Physical Properties) DEFINE: boiling point, compressibility, conductivity, density, freezing, malleability, matter, melting points, molecular composition, reactivity, volume (Some words will repeat themselves from unit to unit)

Unit 3: Matter (Acids and Bases) DEFINE: Acid Base Ion (Some words will repeat themselves from unit to unit)

QUARTER 2

Unit 4: Chemical Reactions (Reaction Types) DEFINE: Chemical Change, Synthesis (Combination) Reaction, Decomposition Reaction, Single Displacement (Replacement) Reaction, Double Displacement (Replacement) Reaction, Combustion Reaction

Unit 4: Chemical Reactions (Reaction Rates) DEFINE: Activation energy, Enzyme, Reaction rate, Catalysts, Chemical equilibrium, Inhibitor

Unit 5: Motion (Speed and Velocity) DEFINE: Frame of Reference, Motion, Speed, Velocity

Unit 5: Motion (Acceleration) DEFINE: Displacement, Acceleration, Velocity

Unit 6: Forces and Motion (Forces) DEFINE: force, applied force, gravitational force, normal force, frictional force, vector, magnitude

Unit 6: Forces and Motion (Newton’s 1st Law of Motion) DEFINE: vector, inertia, net force

Unit 6: Forces and Motion (Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion) DEFINE: net force, acceleration, Newton’s 2nd Law

Unit 6: Forces and Motion (Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion) DEFINE: action/reaction force pairs, Newton's 3rd Law

Unit 6: Forces and Motion (Law of Universal Gravitation) DEFINE: gravity, law, theory

QUARTER 3

elastic potential energy, gravitational potential energy, Unit 7: Energy, Work, and Power (Forms of Energy and Energy Transformations) DEFINE: energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, elastic potential energy, gravitational potential energy, total mechanical energy

Unit 7: Energy, Work, and Power (Work and Power) DEFINE: work, power

Unit 7: Energy, Work, and Power (Law of Conservation of Energy) DEFINE: isolated system, closed system, open system

Unit 8: Waves, Sound, and Light (Properties of Waves) frequency, speed, wavelength, amplitude, period, crest, trough, medium (media)

Unit 8: Waves, Sound, and Light (Sound and Light) medium, electromagnetic wave, electromagnetic spectrum

Unit 8: Waves, Sound, and Light (Doppler Effect) DEFINE: Doppler Effect