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science ACTS testing

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Definition
Energy   The ability to do work  
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Barometer   The instrument for determining the pressure of the atmosphere  
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Humidity   The amount of moisture in the air  
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Variable   A part of the experiment that can be changed to test a difference in outcome  
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Acid rain   Rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes. The main cause is the industrial burning of coal and other fossil fuels, the waste gases from which contain su  
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Chemical change   A chemical change produces a new substance. Examples of chemical changes include combustion (burning), rusting of an iron pan,  
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Physical change   Physical changes are concerned with energy and states of matter. A physical change does not produce a new substance. Changes in state or phase (melting, freezing, vaporization, condensation, sublimation) are physical changes. Examples of physical changes  
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Food web   community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains  
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Ecology   the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment.  
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Heat energy   Form of energy which transfers among particles in a substance by means of kinetic energy of those particles (hot pan full of kinetic energy, if you touch will result in heat to your skin)  
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What is the boiling point of water   212 degree Fahrenheit, 100 deg. Celcius  
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What is freezing point of water   32 deg F., 0 deg. C  
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What are steps of the scientific method   Make observation and Formulate a hypothesis 2 . collect data through experiments with variables 3. Organize data and draw conclusions. If data supports hypothesis collect more data over let period to make hypothesis a law  
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grams measure   Weight  
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Volume is measured in   Liters or milliliters, measurement of volume  
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Distance is measured in the metric system in   Millimeters (1/1000 of a meter), centimeter (1/100th of a meter), decimeter (1/10th), meters, dekcameter (10 meters) or kilometers (1000 meters)  
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Kinetic energy   The energy an object possesses due to its movement. A heavier object traveling at the samevelocity has more kinetic energy  
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We breathe in   Oxygen  
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We breathe out   Carbon dioxide  
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Soluble   A substance able to be dissolved, especially in water, ie. Sugar  
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Glucose   Excess food stored in a plant, form of sugar  
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Water cycle   Water is evaporated from the earth into the atmosphere and condenses in the cloud layers. The clouds than release rain, precipitation back to the earth.  
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Organism   An individual, animal, plant or single celled life form  
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Photosynthesis   Process by which plants absord light rays from the sun through chlorophl in the plant and converts the light energy and carbon dioxide from the atmogphere and converts it into food and energy. The plant then gives off oxygen into the atmospherer  
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Density   Mass divided by volume  
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