MySci Unit 19 Vocabulary

ALGORITHM

• the height from the baseline to the trough or crest of the wave

• set of instructions designed to perform a specific task

• a material that allows heat energy or electricity to pass through it easily

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

AMPLITUDE

• the height from the baseline to the trough or crest of the wave

• set of instructions designed to perform a specific task

• a material that allows heat energy or electricity to pass through it easily

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

CONDUCTOR

• the height from the baseline to the trough or crest of the wave

• set of instructions designed to perform a specific task

• a material that allows heat energy or electricity to pass through it easily

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

CHEMICAL ENERGY

• the highest part of a wave

• a complete path of conductors that an electric current can flow through

• the energy involved in the bond formed between two atoms; type of potential energy stored in chemicals

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NGSS.HS-PS1-4

CREST

• the highest part of a wave

• a complete path of conductors that an electric current can flow through

• the energy involved in the bond formed between two atoms; type of potential energy stored in chemicals

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

CIRCUIT

• the highest part of a wave

• a complete path of conductors that an electric current can flow through

• the energy involved in the bond formed between two atoms; type of potential energy stored in chemicals

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

CLOSED CIRCUIT

• a complete electrical connection in which current can flow in an uninterrupted path

• a complete path of conductors that an electric current can flow through

• a set of instructions for a computer; machine language

ELECTRICAL CURRENT

• a complete electrical connection in which current can flow in an uninterrupted path

• a constant flow of electrons through a conductor

• a form of energy that is produced when electrons move from one place to another place

INSULATOR

• a material that does not let heat energy or electricity pass through it easily

• a constant flow of electrons through a conductor

• a form of energy that is produced when electrons move from one place to another place

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

RECEIVER

• a material that does not let heat energy or electricity pass through it easily

• a constant flow of electrons through a conductor

• a person or device that is getting the information