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== A ==
 
* absorption
 
* absorption
 
* absorption of energy
 
* absorption of energy
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* attraction
 
* attraction
 
* attractive force
 
* attractive force
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== B ==
 
* balance
 
* balance
 
* base
 
* base
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* bulk scale
 
* bulk scale
 
* bulk scale
 
* bulk scale
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== C ==
 
* calculate
 
* calculate
 
* catalyst
 
* catalyst
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* carbon emissions
 
* carbon emissions
 
* carbon matrix
 
* carbon matrix
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== D ==
 
* degree of saturation
 
* degree of saturation
 
* designed material
 
* designed material
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* durable material
 
* durable material
 
* dynamic equilibrium
 
* dynamic equilibrium
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== E ==
 
* electric charge
 
* electric charge
 
* electric charge
 
* electric charge
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* exothermic reaction
 
* exothermic reaction
 
* explanation
 
* explanation
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== F ==
 
* field energy
 
* field energy
 
* fission
 
* fission
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* frequency
 
* frequency
 
* fusion
 
* fusion
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== G ==
 
* gamma decay
 
* gamma decay
 
* gamma rays
 
* gamma rays
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* gravitational energy
 
* gravitational energy
 
* greenhouse gas
 
* greenhouse gas
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== H ==
 
* half-reaction
 
* half-reaction
 
* half-reaction
 
* half-reaction
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* hydrogen ion
 
* hydrogen ion
 
* hydronium ion
 
* hydronium ion
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== I ==
 
* ideal gas
 
* ideal gas
 
* indicator
 
* indicator
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* ionization energy
 
* ionization energy
 
* iron
 
* iron
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== K ==
 
* kinetic energy
 
* kinetic energy
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== L ==
 
* landfill
 
* landfill
 
* leak
 
* leak
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* long-chained molecule
 
* long-chained molecule
 
* low pressure
 
* low pressure
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== M ==
 
* macroscopic level
 
* macroscopic level
 
* macroscopic scale
 
* macroscopic scale
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* molecular level
 
* molecular level
 
* molarity
 
* molarity
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== N ==
 
* natural process
 
* natural process
 
* nature of reactants
 
* nature of reactants
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* nucleus
 
* nucleus
 
* number of collisions per unit time
 
* number of collisions per unit time
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== O ==
 
* optimization
 
* optimization
 
* optimize
 
* optimize
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* outermost electron state
 
* outermost electron state
 
* outermost energy level
 
* outermost energy level
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== P ==
 
* particulate-level structure
 
* particulate-level structure
 
* particle
 
* particle
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* property
 
* property
 
* property
 
* property
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== Q ==
 
* quantitative
 
* quantitative
 
* qualitative
 
* qualitative
 
* qualitative description
 
* qualitative description
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== R ==
 
* radiation
 
* radiation
 
* Radiation
 
* Radiation
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* real gas
 
* real gas
 
* reverse reaction
 
* reverse reaction
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== S ==
 
* scale of energy
 
* scale of energy
 
* scientific information
 
* scientific information
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* system
 
* system
 
* system
 
* system
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== T ==
 
* temperature
 
* temperature
 
* temperature
 
* temperature
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* trend
 
* trend
 
* two objects
 
* two objects
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== U ==
 
* ultraviolet radiation
 
* ultraviolet radiation
 
* unstable nucleus
 
* unstable nucleus
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== V ==
 
* variable
 
* variable
 
* variable
 
* variable
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* visible spectrum
 
* visible spectrum
 
* volume
 
* volume
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== W ==
 
* water
 
* water
 
* wavelength
 
* wavelength
 
* work
 
* work
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== X ==
 
* X-rays
 
* X-rays
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Revision as of 21:20, 25 May 2025

This glossary is strictly limited to terms originating from official NYSED materials, such as standards and released test questions.

A

  • absorption
  • absorption of energy
  • absorption of energy
  • acid
  • acid
  • acid-base reaction
  • add reactant
  • algebraic expression
  • algebraic expression
  • alizarine yellow
  • alpha decay
  • aluminosilicate glass
  • aluminum
  • aluminum oxide
  • ammonium fertilizer
  • ammonium ion
  • ammonium sulfate
  • analyze data
  • anode
  • approximation
  • Arrhenius acid-base reaction
  • assumption
  • atomic scale
  • atomic scale
  • atomic scale
  • atomic structure
  • atmosphere
  • attraction
  • attraction
  • attractive force


B

  • balance
  • base
  • base
  • behavior
  • behavior
  • beta decay
  • bias
  • binding energy
  • boiling point
  • boiling point elevation
  • bond
  • bond formation
  • Boyle’s Law
  • bromcresol purple
  • bromphenol blue
  • bulk scale
  • bulk scale


C

  • calculate
  • catalyst
  • cause and effect
  • cause and effect
  • change
  • change
  • change in conditions
  • charge
  • chemical behavior
  • chemical change
  • chemical change
  • chemical energy
  • chemical equation
  • chemical property
  • chemical property
  • chemical reaction
  • chemical reaction
  • chemical reaction
  • chemical reaction system
  • chemical system
  • chlorine
  • chlorophyll
  • claim
  • claim
  • claim
  • closed system
  • closed system
  • colligative property
  • collision theory
  • combined gas law
  • combined gas law
  • combustion
  • combustion reaction
  • communicate
  • component
  • composition
  • computational model
  • concentration
  • concentration
  • concentration of reactants
  • conductivity
  • conductivity
  • conductor
  • conservation of atoms
  • conservation of charge
  • conservation of energy
  • conservation of mass
  • conservation of mass
  • conservation of mass
  • conservation of mass
  • contact force
  • conversion factor
  • cobalt oxide
  • colligative property
  • carbon
  • carbon dioxide
  • carbon emissions
  • carbon matrix


D

  • degree of saturation
  • designed material
  • design
  • diagram
  • diagram
  • dipole-dipole
  • discharge
  • durable material
  • dynamic equilibrium


E

  • electric charge
  • electric charge
  • electric charge
  • electric field
  • electric field
  • electrical energy
  • electrical forces
  • electrically conductive material
  • electromagnetic energy
  • electromagnetic radiation
  • electromagnetic radiation
  • electron
  • electron
  • electron state
  • electron transfer
  • element
  • elemental sulfur
  • energy
  • energy
  • energy
  • energy
  • energy change
  • energy change
  • energy change
  • energy conservation
  • energy conversion
  • energy flow
  • energy flow
  • energy flow
  • energy required
  • energy transfer
  • energy transfer
  • energy transformation
  • endothermic reaction
  • equilibrium
  • evaluate
  • evidence
  • evidence
  • evidence
  • exothermic reaction
  • explanation


F

  • field energy
  • fission
  • flexible material
  • force
  • formation
  • freezing point depression
  • frequency
  • frequency
  • fusion


G

  • gamma decay
  • gamma rays
  • gas
  • gas-liquid solution
  • global warming potential
  • gravitational energy
  • greenhouse gas


H

  • half-reaction
  • half-reaction
  • heat
  • Heat energy
  • high temperature
  • hydrogen
  • hydrogen ion
  • hydronium ion


I

  • ideal gas
  • indicator
  • indicator
  • indium tin oxide
  • input
  • insulator
  • interaction
  • interaction
  • intermolecular force
  • intermolecular forces
  • ion
  • ionization
  • ionization energy
  • iron


K

  • kinetic energy


L

  • landfill
  • leak
  • Le Chatelier’s Principle
  • light energy
  • liquid
  • liquid-liquid solution
  • lithium
  • lithium cobalt oxide
  • lithium ion battery
  • living cell
  • long-chained molecule
  • low pressure


M

  • macroscopic level
  • macroscopic scale
  • magnetic energy
  • magnetic field
  • main-group element
  • main-group element
  • mass
  • mathematical expression
  • mathematical representation
  • mathematical representation
  • matter
  • matter
  • matter
  • matter flow
  • matter flow
  • melting point
  • metal
  • metal
  • methyl red
  • methane
  • mixing
  • model
  • model
  • model
  • model
  • model prediction
  • molecule
  • mole
  • molten potassium salt
  • molecular level
  • molarity


N

  • natural process
  • nature of reactants
  • net ionic equation
  • network solid
  • neutron
  • neutron
  • neutralization
  • nitrate ion
  • nitrogen
  • non-ideal gas behavior
  • nuclear energy
  • nuclear process
  • nucleus
  • nucleus
  • number of collisions per unit time


O

  • optimization
  • optimize
  • opposite polarity
  • overall reaction
  • oxide
  • oxidation
  • oxidation half-reaction
  • oxidation-reduction reaction
  • oxygen
  • outermost electron state
  • outermost energy level


P

  • particulate-level structure
  • particle
  • particle collision
  • particle orientation
  • parts per million (ppm)
  • pattern
  • pattern
  • pattern
  • percent by mass
  • periodic table
  • periodic table
  • pharmaceutical
  • pH
  • pH
  • photon
  • photon
  • photosynthesis
  • photosynthesis
  • photosynthesizing organism
  • physical change
  • pipeline
  • plant
  • polarity
  • positron decay
  • Potential energy
  • potential energy
  • potassium ion
  • power
  • precision
  • precision
  • prediction
  • pressure
  • pressure
  • product
  • product
  • proportional relationship
  • proton
  • proton
  • property
  • property


Q

  • quantitative
  • qualitative
  • qualitative description


R

  • radiation
  • Radiation
  • radiative forcing
  • radioactive decay
  • raw material
  • rate of change
  • rate of reaction
  • rate of reaction
  • reactant
  • reactant
  • reactant
  • reaction
  • reaction with oxygen
  • reactivity
  • recycling
  • refine
  • release of energy
  • release of energy
  • relative property
  • reliability
  • reliability
  • remove product
  • repulsion
  • repulsion
  • repulsive force
  • real gas
  • reverse reaction


S

  • scale of energy
  • scientific information
  • scientific principle
  • silicon
  • simple reaction
  • sodium
  • sodium ion
  • soil
  • soil acidification
  • solution
  • specific receptor
  • stable molecule
  • standard temperature and pressure (STP)
  • stored chemical energy
  • stored energy
  • structure
  • structure and function
  • subatomic particle
  • sugar
  • sulfate ion
  • surface area
  • surface tension
  • system
  • system
  • system


T

  • temperature
  • temperature
  • thermal energy
  • thermal energy
  • titration
  • tool
  • total bond energy
  • touch screen
  • tradeoff
  • transformation
  • transformation
  • transformation
  • trend
  • two objects


U

  • ultraviolet radiation
  • unstable nucleus


V

  • variable
  • variable
  • vapor pressure
  • validity
  • visible spectrum
  • volume


W

  • water
  • wavelength
  • work


X

  • X-rays


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