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TAKS Science Voc.
Physic
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Physics
11th Grade
04/13/2010

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Term
Absorption
Definition
Wave is absorbed and disappears
Term
Acceleration
Definition
change in velocity
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Conduction
Definition
Heat transfer by deirect contact of particles
Term
Conservation of mass
Definition
Mass cannot be created or destroyed
Term
Convection
Definition
Heat transfer by currents (only in liquid or gas)
Term
Diffraction
Definition
Wave is bent when it passes arround an obstacle or through a hole in it
Term
Inertia
Definition
objects tend to keep doing what they were doing
Term
Polarization
Definition
Elimination of all directions of light but one.
Term
Pressure
Definition
force over an area (area goes up, pressure goes down)
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Radiation
Definition
Heat transfer by electromagnetic waves (can happen in space)
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Reflection
Definition
Wave hits a barrier and bounces off
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Refraction
Definition
Wave is bent when it passes into a new substance
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Resonance
Definition
forced vibration
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