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Cards (46)

Section 1

(46 cards)

Mixture

Front

When two elements are mixed; can be separated

Back

cleavage

Front

the tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness, to form smooth, flat surfaces.

Back

Electron

Front

A subatomic particle found outside the nucleus; has a negative charge

Back

Hypothesis

Front

An educated guess to answer a question

Back

conduction

Front

transfer of heat from a warmer substance to a cooler substance through direct contact..

Back

lithosphere

Front

outermost layer of Earth's surface which is rocky and solid; includes the crust and the rigid part of the upper mantle

Back

Compound

Front

Combination of elements made from a chemical reaction

Back

Proton

Front

A subatomic particle; positive charge; located in nucleas

Back

Law of Conservation of Mass

Front

Mass is not created or destroyed

Back

energy

Front

the ability to cause change

Back

Metalloid

Front

Some properties of metal and nonmetals; SemiConductor

Back

energy transformation

Front

the process of energy changing from one form into another.

Back

kinetic energy

Front

the energy of an object that is due to an object's motion

Back

Erosion

Front

Movement of sediments by water, wind, and ice

Back

radiation

Front

transfer of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves

Back

Controlled variable

Front

Kept the same in an experiment

Back

Metal

Front

Solid; Luster; Malleable; Conductor;

Back

Non Metal

Front

Many are gases; solids lack luster and dull; poor conductors of electricity

Back

Luster

Front

The way something reflects; shiny or dull

Back

Magnetism

Front

Attracted or not attracted to a magnet

Back

motion

Front

an object's change in position relative to a reference point

Back

position

Front

the location of an object

Back

Brittleness

Front

How easily it breaks

Back

Elements

Front

A Pure substance made of 1 or more atoms

Back

Law of Conservation of Energy

Front

Energy is not created or destroyed

Back

asthenosphere

Front

layer in the upper part of Earth's mantle that is made of a material that can be reshaped and deformed, and on which continents move.

Back

oceanic crust

Front

portions of Earth's outer crust that lies beneath the ocean. It is thinner and denser and has darker colored minerals than the continental crust.

Back

Malleable

Front

How well it can be hammered into sheets

Back

Physical change

Front

A change that affects physical properties

Back

Igneous

Front

A rock that forms when melted and hardens

Back

Density

Front

It describes how compact or concentrated something is

Back

Independent variable

Front

What you can change in an experiment

Back

Chemical change

Front

Made when one or more substance changes into a new substance

Back

Ductile

Front

Can be drawn into wire

Back

Volume

Front

Amount of space that an object takes up or occupies

Back

Dependent variable

Front

What you observe in an experiment

Back

Deposition

Front

When wind, water, and gravity leave erode sediments in a new location

Back

Conductivity

Front

How well it allows electricity to move

Back

Atomic number

Front

Number of protons in a nucleus

Back

reference point

Front

a location to which another location is compared

Back

Neutron

Front

Subatomic particle with no charge; located in nucleas

Back

Metamorphic

Front

Formed when rocks change by heat and pressure

Back

Variable

Front

What you change in an experiment

Back

Sedimentary

Front

Formed when sediments are compacted together

Back

Weathering

Front

When water, wind, and ice break down rocks

Back

Chemical symbol

Front

An abbreviation that represents an element

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