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What is a wheel with a line around it, a line could be a rope, cord, or chain. It changes the direction of force.   Pulley  
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A bar that pivots on a fixed point   lever  
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The use of force to move an object over a distance   work  
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a machine with few or no moving parts to which you apply just one force   simple machine  
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the gravitational force on an object   weight  
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force that resists the motion of objects, relative to each other, when the objects are touching   friction  
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force that pulls things toward earth   gravity  
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a force that acts between all masses and causes them to attract one another   gravitation  
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property of matter that keeps it moving in a straight line. keeps unmoving matter at rest move force is needed to accelerate a large mass then to accelerate a small mass   inertia  
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process by which a liquid changes into a gas. heat changes water from a liquid to a gas.   evaporation  
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process by which a gas changes to a liquid. when water vapor cools down   condensation  
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puffy indicates fair weather rain can develop as it grows   cumulus clouds  
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form low in the atmosphere. cover the sky. moderate (not heavy) rainfall or snowfall.   stratus clouds  
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form high in the atmosphere. made mostly of ice crystals.   cirrus clouds  
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water that falls to the atmosphere. light drizzle-stratus. rain and other forms of precipitation fall from cumulonimbus clouds.   precipitation  
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study of weather. forecasts predications about future weather. tools-thermometer (air temp), barometer (air pressure)anemometer (wind speed), hygrometer (humidity)   meteorology  
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a large body of air that has the same temp and humidity throughout. four types in US- continental polar(cool, dry weather) continental tropical (hot dry weather) maritime poplar (cold, humid) maritime tropical( warm, humid)   air mass  
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border where 2 air masses meet. cold front forms where a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass. heavy rain, thunderstorms, or snow. moves quickly   front  
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form where an warm air mass moves over a cold air mass. stratus clouds are formed. can produce rain or snow that can last for hours.   warm front  
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back and forth movement   vibration  
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loudness of a sound   volume  
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volume of a sound is measured in   decibels  
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materials that allows SOME light to pass through   translucent  
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allows MOST of the light that hits it to pass through   transparent  
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DON'T ALLOW any light to pass through   opaque  
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a living thing that feeds on wastes and the other remains of died plants and animals. breaks down wastes into nutrients. plants absorb nutrients from soil> animals eat plants and gets nutrients>   decomposers  
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an animal that eats ONLY plants   herbivore  
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an animal that eats ONLY other animals   carnivore  
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an animal that eats BOTH plants and animals   omnivore  
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any living thing that can make it's own food   producers  
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an animal that eats their own food   consumers  
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a group made up of the same kind of individuals living in the same ecosystem   population  
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all the population that live in the same place   community  
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formed by all living and nonliving things in an area. can be as small as the area under a rock. can be as large as a forest.   ecosystem  
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all the living and nonliving things that surround you. living-people, animals, plants. nonliving-water, air, soil, and weather.   environment  
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a post with threads wrapped around it. threads are inclined plane that curls around a post.   screw  
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two inclined planes placed back to back. change the direction of a force. used to cut and splint things. used to lift and push things.   wedge  
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how high or low sound is   pitch  
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number of vibrations per second. sound with a high frequency has a high pitch.   frequency  
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