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7th Grade BAV terms
These are the 23 basic academic vocabulary words covered in 7th grade science.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A change in velocity over time? | Acceleration |
| Alarge volume of air that has nearly the same temperature and humidity at different locations at the same altitude. | Air Mass |
| Distance from rest to crest or rest to trough. Determines the intensity of a wave. | Amplitude |
| Unit used to measure distances in our solar system. One AU is from the Sun to Earth. (Around 93 million miles) | Astronomical Unit |
| When one object in space casts a shadow on another. | Eclipse |
| Equal amounts of sunlight on both the north and south hemishpere. | Equinox |
| Weather over a long period of time. | Climate |
| All variables that stay the same throughout an experiment. | Constant |
| Transfer of energy through direct contact. | Conduction |
| The transfer of energy from place to place by the motion of heated gases and liquids. | Convection |
| All electromagnetic radiation arranged in order by their wavelengths and frequencies. | Electromagnetic Spectrum |
| The number of waves passing a fixed point over a certain amount of time. | Frequency |
| Used to measure distances outside of our solar system. | Light Year |
| The number of times a machine multiplies your effort force. | Mechanical Advantage |
| Laws that govern motion. | Newton's Laws of Motion |
| Energy that travels across distances as certain types of waves. | Radiation |
| The bending of waves. | Refraction |
| The bouncing of waves. | Reflection |
| Made up of a Sun and its family of orbiting planets, moons, and other objects. | Solar System |
| The amount of sunlight is at a maximum on one hemisphere and a minimum on the other. | Solstice |
| A force intended to cause a change in an object's motion. | Unbalanced Force |
| Speed with a direction characterized by having a vector. | Velocity |
| Distance from crest to crest or trough to trough | Wavelength |
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