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

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

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

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

5. 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)

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

7. 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)

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

9. QUARTER 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. QUARTER 3

20. 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

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

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

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

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

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