7th Grade Science Vocabulary Words WE MUST KNOw

Front

What is the term for heat movement through direct contact?

Back

Conduction

Front

The number of protons found in an atom is known as the:

Back

Atomic number

Front

What is the name of the pure substances that have a symbol that are found in every box on the periodic table?

Back

Elements

Front

What is another name for change?

Back

Transformation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Front

What is formed when two or more elements join together chemically?

Back

Compounds

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Front

What is the term for the movement of heat through fluids (liquids and gases)?

Back

Convection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

What is the term for the energy that an object possesses due to its motion?

Back

Kinetic energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

What is the term for the energy that is stored in an object due to its position?

Back

Potential energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Front

What is the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element?

Back

Atom

Front

What is a substance made of two or more different types of atoms bonded together?

Back

Compound