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Important Vocabulary to Prepare for the Final Exam

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Definition
Term
If…then statement; a possible answer to the problem   Hypothesis  
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Possible error in an experiment   Bias (experimental)  
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Found to the left of zig zag line; shiny, malleable, ductile, conductors   Metals  
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Found to the right of zig zag; non-shiny, not malleable, not ductile, not good conductors   Nonmetals  
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Has qualities of both metals and nonmetals   Metalloids  
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The arrangement of elements showing a specific pattern   Periodic Table  
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The physical appearance of an organism (what you see--example: Brown hair)   Phenotype  
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natural resource that is not replaced in timely manner   Nonrenewable resource  
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specific source of pollution   Point source pollution  
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pollution not from one particular source--widely spread source of pollution   Non-point source pollution  
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1 parent; offspring identical; no genetic variation   Asexual reproduction  
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2 parents; sperm/egg; genetic variation   Sexual reproduction  
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Electron in outermost energy level of an atom   Valence electron  
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Subatomic particle with a neutral charge; in nucleus   Neutron  
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Negatively charged subatomic particle; in electron cloud   Electron  
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What an atom is believed to look like   Atomic model  
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elements in the same vertical column; similar characteristics   Group  
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elements in the same horizontal row on the table   period  
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father of Genetics; experiments on pea plants   Gregor Mendel  
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1st to organize the Periodic Table by increasing atomic mass   Mendeleev  
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change of a substance into a new substance; break down and rebuild of atoms   Chemical reaction  
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humans contribute large amounts of these gases into the atmosphere; main cause of ozone depletion   CFC's  
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In the stratosphere, stops most UV rays from reaching Earth's surface   Ozone layer  
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what is changed in an experiment   Manipulated variable  
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changes because the manipulated variable changes   Responding variable  
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The term for a substance which can conduct electric current under some conditions, but not as well as metals   Semiconductors  
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group of 2 or more atoms held by covalent bond; share electrons   Molecule  
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atom with a charge   Ion  
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trapping of heat near a planet’s surface by certain gases   Greenhouse effect  
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Positively charged subatomic particle   proton  
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