Physical Science - Vocabulary

 

October 4 – October 8

1.                       Energy level

2.                       Orbital

3.                       Valence electron

4.                       Cation

5.                       Anion

6.                       Isotope

7.                       Metal

8.                       Nonmetal

9.                       Semiconductors

10.              Alkali metal

11.              Alkaline earth metal

12.              Transition metal

13.              Halogen

14.              Noble gas

15.              Chemical bond

16.              Chemical structure

17.              Ionic bond

18.              Covalent bond

19.              Polar covalent bond

20.              Metallic bond

 

October 11 – October 15

1.                       Compound

2.                       Polyatomic ion

3.                       Ionic compound

4.                       Covalent compound

5.                       Oxidation number

6.                       Empirical formula

7.                       Molecular formula

8.                       Organic compound

9.                       Polymer

10.              Biochemical compound

11.              Carbohydrate

12.              Protein

13.              Amino acid

14.              Reactant

15.              Product

16.              Chemical energy

17.              Exothermic reaction

18.              Endothermic reaction

19.              Synthesis reaction

20.              Decomposition reaction

 

October 18 – October 23

1. Chemical reaction

2. Mole ratio

3. catalyst

4. enzyme

5. substrate

6. equilibrium

7. LeChatelier’s Principle

8. Suspension

9. Colloid

10.                  Emulsion

11.                  Solution

12.                  Solute

13.                  Solvent

14.                  Heterogeneous mixture

15.                  Homogeneous mixture

 

October 25 – October 29

1.      Inertia

2.      Force

3.      Energy

4.      Work

5.      Chemical Bond

6.      Polar Covalent Bond

7.      Heat

8.      Temperature

9.      Phase of matter

10.  Electrolysis

11.  Saturated solution

12.  Unsaturated solution

13.  Supersaturated solution

14.  Salt

15.  Solubility curve

 

 November 1 - November 5

 1.      Acid

2.      Indicator

3.      Base

4.      pH

5.      neutralization reaction

6.      radioactivity

7.      nuclear radiation

8.      alpha particle

9.      beta particle

 10.  gamma ray

11.  neutron emission

12.  half-life

13.  fission

14.  fusion

15.  strong nuclear force

16.  critical mass

17.  nuclear chain reaction

November 8 - November 12

1.      Wave

 

2.      Medium

 

3.      Mechanical wave

 

4.      Longitudinal wave

 

5.      Crest

 

6.      Trough

 

7.      Amplitude

 

8.      Period

 

9.      Frequency

 

10.  Wave speed

 

11.  Doppler Effect

 

12.  Reflection

 

13.  Refraction

 

14.  Diffraction

 

15.  Interference

 

16.  Constructive interference

 

17.  Destructive interference

 

18.  Standing wave

 

19.  Pitch

 

20.  resonance

November 15 - November 19

1.      Ultrasound

 

2.      Sonar

 

3.      Photon

 

4.      Intensity

 

5.      Radar

 

6.      Electromagnetic spectrum

 

7.      Ultraviolet

 

8.      Infrared

 

9.      Radio

 

10.  Visible light

 

11.  Gamma ray

 

12.  Light ray

 

13.  Virtual image

 

14.  Real image

 

15.  Concave

 

16.  Convex

 

17.  Prism

 

18.  Lens

 

19.  Dispersion

 

20. Magnification

 

November 29 - December 3

1. Electrical field

2. Potential difference

3. Cell

4. Current

5. Resistance

6. Electric circuit

7. Schematic diagram

8. Series circuit

9. Parallel circuit

10. Fuse

11. Circuit breaker

12. Alternating current

13. Direct current

14. Generator

15. Solenoid

16. Magnetism

17. Transformer

18. Electromagnetic induction

19. Domain

20. Electromagnet