Physics vocab 7

Isotopes

__________ are atoms with different mass numbers but the same atomic number.

Kelvin temperature scale

The scale that defines the lowest possible obtainable temperature is the _________ _______ ________ . (-273 C)

Law of Conservation of Energy.

The law that states energy can not be created or destroyed but it can have its form changed is known as the____ __ ________ __ ____

line

A _____ is a collection of points extending indefinitely in opposite directions.

liter

The base unit of volume in the International System (metric system) is the ____.

logarithm

A ______ is the exponent of the power to which a fixed number must be raised to produce a given number.

magnet

The piece of metal was a _______ because it was able to attract the paper clips to itself.

Mass

______ is the amount of inertia of an object.

Matter

Anything which exhibits the property of inertia is said to be ________.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values is the _______.

Measurement

__________ is the extent or quantity determined by measuring.

median

The ______ is the middle value when data are arranged in an array according to size.

midpoint

The ______ is the physical center between two extremes.

mode

The most frequently occurring value within a set of values is called the _____.

monomial

A ______ consist of a single term.

Outlier

A data point that is far away from the other data points is called an ______.

Variance

The _______ , is the average of the squared differences from the mean.

Standard Deviation

_______ ________ is the square root of the variance and is one of the most common and useful measures of variation.

dispersion

The measure of _________ for a set of data points describes the spread of data.

Probability

________ is the likelihood that a particular event will occur.