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10th Grade Vocabulary Words

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This independently authored 800-word beta curriculum is arranged in twenty-three pages of up to thirty-five words. Pages containing words 1–500 include five cloze questions drawn only from that enhanced range; words 501–800 remain fully visible and editable as list pages while expanded practice is developed. Every row includes an editable subject-field label and a conservative word-study note about transparent affixes, compound structure, capitalization, or dictionary base forms. The cited sources calibrate range and difficulty only; all learner-facing definitions, examples, quizzes, and descriptions are original KSSR copy.

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Words 351–385 of 800
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
351	vector quantity	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: vector + quantity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a measurement described by both magnitude and direction	Velocity is a vector quantity because direction matters.
352	free-fall acceleration	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: free + fall + acceleration. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the acceleration of an object caused only by gravity	Near Earth's surface, free-fall acceleration is about 9.8 meters per second squared.
353	projectile motion	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: projectile + motion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the curved motion of an object launched and then influenced mainly by gravity	The ball's projectile motion combines horizontal travel with vertical acceleration.
354	uniform circular motion	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: uniform + circular + motion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	motion at constant speed along a circular path	A satellite in uniform circular motion continually changes direction.
355	centripetal acceleration	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: centripetal + acceleration. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	acceleration directed toward the center of a circular path	Centripetal acceleration turns the velocity vector inward.
356	centripetal force	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: centripetal + force. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the net inward force that keeps an object moving along a curved path	Friction supplies the centripetal force for a turning car.
357	rotational equilibrium	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: rotational + equilibrium. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a state in which net torque is zero and angular motion does not change	The balanced beam is in rotational equilibrium.
358	angular velocity	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: angular + velocity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the rate and direction of rotational position change	The wheel's angular velocity doubled.
359	angular momentum	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: angular + momentum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a quantity of rotational motion determined by mass distribution and angular velocity	The skater's angular momentum remains constant as she pulls in her arms.
360	subduction zone	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: subduction + zone. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a region where one tectonic plate descends beneath another	Earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the subduction zone.
361	paleomagnetism	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.	the record of ancient magnetic fields preserved in rocks	Paleomagnetism revealed symmetrical magnetic stripes on both sides of the ridge.
362	mantle convection	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: mantle + convection. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	slow circulation of hot and cooler material within Earth's mantle	Mantle convection transfers heat and contributes to plate motion.
363	fault plane	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: fault + plane. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the surface along which rock masses slip during fault movement	The rupture spread across the fault plane.
364	elastic rebound	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: elastic + rebound. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the sudden return of deformed rock toward its original shape after a fault slips	Elastic rebound released stored strain energy during the earthquake.
365	radioactive dating	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: radioactive + dating. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	age determination based on predictable decay of radioactive isotopes	Radioactive dating placed the volcanic ash at two million years old.
366	half-life	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: half + life. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the time required for half the radioactive nuclei in a sample to decay	Carbon-14 has a half-life of about 5,730 years.
367	index fossil	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: index + fossil. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a widespread fossil from a limited time span used to compare rock ages	The same index fossil linked two distant rock layers.
368	geologic correlation	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: geologic + correlation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	matching rock units or events across different locations	Geologic correlation connected the ash layer on opposite sides of the valley.
369	climate forcing	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: climate + forcing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a factor that changes Earth's energy balance and pushes climate toward warming or cooling	A rise in greenhouse gases creates positive climate forcing.
370	radiative balance	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: radiative + balance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the relationship between energy entering and leaving a planet's system	A change in radiative balance can alter global temperature.
371	albedo effect	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: albedo + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the influence of surface reflectivity on absorbed solar energy	Melting sea ice strengthens warming through the albedo effect.
372	carbon source	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: carbon + source. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a process or reservoir that releases more carbon than it absorbs over a stated period	Burning fossil fuel is a major carbon source.
373	rate constant	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: rate + constant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the proportionality value connecting reaction rate with reactant concentrations in a rate law	The rate constant increased when the reaction mixture was heated.
374	transition state	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: transition + state. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a brief high-energy arrangement of atoms at the top of a reaction pathway	The catalyst lowered the energy needed to reach the transition state.
375	reaction quotient	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: reaction + quotient. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a ratio calculated like an equilibrium constant but using current rather than equilibrium concentrations	The reaction quotient showed that the system would shift toward products.
376	Le Châtelier's principle	proper noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: Le + Châtelier's + principle. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the rule that an equilibrium system responds to a disturbance in a direction that reduces its effect	Le Châtelier's principle predicts that removing a product can drive the reaction forward.
377	solubility product	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: solubility + product. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	an equilibrium constant for the dissolution of a sparingly soluble ionic compound	The small solubility product indicates that very little silver chloride dissolves.
378	common-ion effect	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: common + ion + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	reduced solubility or ionization caused by adding an ion already present in an equilibrium	Adding chloride produced a common-ion effect that decreased silver chloride solubility.
379	buffer capacity	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: buffer + capacity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the amount of acid or base a buffer can absorb before its pH changes substantially	A concentrated buffer has greater buffer capacity than a dilute buffer with the same component ratio.
380	Henderson–Hasselbalch equation	proper noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: Henderson–Hasselbalch + equation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	an equation relating a buffer's pH to its acid dissociation constant and base-to-acid ratio	The Henderson–Hasselbalch equation estimated the buffer pH from the conjugate pair concentrations.
381	galvanic cell	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: galvanic + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	an electrochemical device that converts energy from a spontaneous redox reaction into electrical energy	Electrons flowed through the wire of the galvanic cell from zinc to copper.
382	electrolytic cell	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: electrolytic + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	an electrochemical device that uses external electrical energy to drive a nonspontaneous reaction	The electrolytic cell deposited a thin layer of copper on the metal key.
383	standard reduction potential	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: standard + reduction + potential. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the voltage assigned to a reduction half-reaction under standard conditions relative to a reference electrode	A more positive standard reduction potential indicates a stronger tendency to be reduced.
384	Faraday constant	proper noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: Faraday + constant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the electric charge carried by one mole of electrons	The calculation used the Faraday constant to convert electron moles into coulombs.
385	electrochemical cell	noun Study Field: Grade 10 chemistry, physics, and Earth-systems term Word study: Term structure: electrochemical + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a system in which oxidation and reduction reactions transfer electrons through an external circuit	The electrochemical cell separates the two half-reactions so their electrons travel through a wire.

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1. A concentrated buffer has greater ___ than a dilute buffer with the same component ratio.

Answer: buffer capacity

2. A satellite in ___ continually changes direction.

Answer: uniform circular motion

3. The same ___ linked two distant rock layers.

Answer: index fossil

4. The ___ estimated the buffer pH from the conjugate pair concentrations.

Answer: Henderson–Hasselbalch equation

5. ___ turns the velocity vector inward.

Answer: centripetal acceleration

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