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WAD-Science/ Trimester 3
WAD words, first 25, trimester 3
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Science
7th Grade
04/10/2008

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Valentina Treshkova
Definition
First WOMAN to travel in space, Vostock 6, in 1963
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Dr. Sally Ride
Definition
In 1983 she became the first AMERICAN women in space on the shuttle Challenger (STS-7)
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Dr. Mae Jemison 
Definition

Austronaut who went into orbit around the space shuttle Endeavor, Spetember 12, 1992.

 

She was the first non- white to go into space. 

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Pseudoscience
Definition
Any body of knowledge, methodology, belief, or practice that claims to be scientific but does not follow the scientific method.
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Ptolemy
Definition
Greek astronomer who thought the earth was the center of the universe
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Matter
Definition
Anything that has mass and takes up space
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mass
Definition
the amount of matter in an object. Mearused in Grams (g)
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DECI-
Definition
(d) prefix in the SI system that denotes a factor of 10^-1
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Triple Beam Balance

Definition

A balance used to meaure mass

 

 

Oh, if you, Keenan, read this, a lot of people think you are an ass, and quite frankly- I agree!

 

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gram
Definition

(g)  unit to measure mass

 

You are one stupid person, Keenan Benshop!

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Inertia
Definition

the tendancy of an object to want to stay in place. Mass is the measure of inertia

 

Just so you know.

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Law of Inertia
Definition

Newton's first law of motion: An object in motion witll tend to stay at motion and an object at rest will tend to stay at rest unless acted upon by a force

 

No force could make you, Keenan Benshop, any less of a complete, and total, ass!

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Weight
Definition
the downward force of gravity on an object that ha mass
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Volume
Definition
The amount of space and object occupies. Measured in mL and cubic centimeters
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