ACT Science Vocabulary

Front

What is a compound?

Back

A substance made up of more than one element.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Front

What does the suffix '-logy' mean?

Back

Study of something.

Front

What does the suffix '-meter' mean?

Back

Measure.

Front

What is the boiling point?

Back

The temperature when a liquid becomes a gas.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Front

What does the prefix 'deca-' mean?

Back

Ten.

Front

Define 'element' in the context of chemistry.

Back

A pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.

Front

What is the definition of 'mixture'?

Back

A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded.

Front

What does the suffix '-phobia' indicate?

Back

An irrational fear of something.

Front

What is the definition of 'solution' in chemistry?

Back

A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.

Front

What does the prefix 'bio-' refer to?

Back

Life or living organisms.