SCIENCE SOL FINAL
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| A plate boundary where the plates are moving apart. <-- --> | DIVERGENT Boundary
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| A plate boundary where the plates are COMING TOGETHER. --> <-- | CONVERGENT Boundary
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| A plate boundary where the plates are SLIDING PAST one another. | Transform boundary
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| How do bees make noise? | Their wings vibrate
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| Salt, water, and carbon dioxide are all: | compounds
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| How do we remember the order of the planets? | My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos
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| What is the function of the roots? | to anchor the plant into the ground and to absorb water and nutrients
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| What is the function of the flower? | to produce a seed so the plant can reproduce
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| Does electricity flow through an open or closed circuit? | closed
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| Which group of organisms breaks down dead organisms and recycles their nutrients back into the environment | decomposers
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| Direction and speed describe an objects: | MOTION
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| Lightning is a form of ____________________ electricity | Static
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| Which GAS is used by plants in the process of photosynthesis | carbon dioxide
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| Which planet is the biggest | Jupiter
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| Which planet is the smallest | Mercury
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| When a tree drops its leaves in the fall, it is: | dormant
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| Who came up with the modern idea that the sun was the center of the solar system | Galileo
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| If you can see through an object, but not clearly that object is: | translucent
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| Why do we have seasons on Earth? | the tilt of earth on its axis
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| In summer, the earth is: | tilted toward the sun
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| In winter, the earth is: | tilted away from the sun
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| a shaking of the Earth's crust caused by volcanic activity or from shifting rock beneath the surface | Earthquake
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| the theory that Earth's crust is broken into moving plate-like parts | Plate Tectonics
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| the slow movement of Earth's landmasses across the globe | continental drift
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| the center layer of the Earth | core
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| the thin, outer layer of the Earth | crust
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| the large middle section of the Earth made of molten rock | mantle
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| hot and melted | molten
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| Anything that takes up space and has mass | Matter
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| Measures the pull of gravity on an object | weight
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| whether or not something stretches | elasticity
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| how something feels (rough or smooth) | texture
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| how light reflects off of something | luster
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| how tightly or loosely packed matter is | density
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| state change from a liquid to a solid | freezing
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| state change from a solid to a liquid | melting
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| state change from a liquid to a gas with high heat | boiling
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| state change from a liquid to a gas without high heat | evaporation
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| state change from a gas to a liquid | condensation
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| the smallest bit of matter | atom
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| a combination of different ingredients like salad or trail mix | mixture
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| the amount of space an object takes up | volume
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| the amount of matter in an object | mass
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| a pure substance | element
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| two or more elements chemically bonded together to form a new substance | compound
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| the part of the atom with a postive (+) charge | proton
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| the part of the atom with a negative (-) charge | electron
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| the part of the atom with NO charge | neutron
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| the center part of the atom | nucleus
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| what two things do you find in the nucleus of an atom | protons and neutrons
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| what makes one element different from another | the number of protons it has
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| the simplest element with one proton and one electron | hydrogen
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| what two elements make up water | hydrogen and oxygen
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| what two elements make up salt | sodium and chlorine
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| salt and water are: | compounds
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| which element is a metal and a liquid | mercury
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| all the known elements are arranged in order in the: | periodic table
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| Which part of the atom is the smallest | electron
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| The small leaves that form around the developing flower are the: | sepals
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| Who invented the light bulb: | Thomas Edison
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| Which plant part takes in water and nutrients? | The roots
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| Which part supports the plant and allows the movement of water and nutrients? | The stem
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| Which plant part makes food for the plant? | the leaves
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| The seed forms in the female reproductive part of the flower called the | pistil
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| Pollen forms on the ends of the male reproductive parts of the flower called the: | stamen
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| Pollen is transferred from the stamen to the pistil in a process called: | pollination
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| Most plants reproduce with seeds, but ferns and mosses reproduce with: | spores
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| Green plants produce their own food in a process called: | photosynthesis
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| Plants are green because of: | chlorophyll
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| Many plants enter a period of ______ in the winter, which is similar to hibernation for animals. During this period most of their normal activities stop. | dormancy
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| An organism's _____ provides food, water, shelter and space. | habitat
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| All energy comes from _____ , and then cycles through the food webs to all of the animals in the community. | the sun
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| _______ get energy directly from the sun and use it to make food. | plants
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| Because plants produce their own food, they are called ___________ . | producers
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| Organisms that get their energy from eating plants or other animals are called: | consumers
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| All of the interrelated food chains in an ecosystem make up a: | food web
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| Food chains and food webs always start with a: | plant
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| The food chain starts with a producer (a plant) and ends with a: | decomposer
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| Decomposers like ______ break down organisms and recycle them back to the nutrient pool. | fungi
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| All of the living and nonliving things in an environment make up: | an ecosystem
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| the role an oraganism plays in its environment | niche
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| All organisms have _________ that allow it to survive in its environment | adaptations
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| Structural adaptations are __________ that help an organism survive, like long beaks, webbed feet, camouflage. | body parts
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| Behavioral adaptations are things that organisms do to survive. Examples of behavioral adaptations are: | migration, hibernation, instincts, etc
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| The measure of the amount of heat energy in the atmosphere is: | temperature
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| The amount of moisture in the air is: | humidity
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| The weight of the air causes: | air pressure
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| 26. Objects in motion have ______ energy. | kinetic
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| 27. Potential energy is ________ energy. | stored
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| 28. Due to the pull of gravity, the higher an object is off the ground, the more ____________ it has. | potential energy
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| 29. When I hold a ball in the air, it has potential energy. When I let go, the ball starts to fall. Potential energy changes to: | kinetic energy
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| Bioluminescent | living thing that gives off light
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| Hertz | measures frequency of sound
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| Decibel | measures sound intensity (volume)
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| H20 | water
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| C02 | carbon dioxide
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| NaCl | salt
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| water, carbon dioxide, salt | compounds
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| Galileo | telescope
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| cell's energy factory | mitochondria
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| jelly-like substance in the cell | cytoplasm
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| two things plant cell has that an animal cell does not | cell wall and chloroplast
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| lightning bugs, jelly fish, glow worms | bioluminescent organinisms
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| moss, liverworts, kelp | non-vascular plants
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| water and waste storage sacs in the cell | vacuole
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| mushrooms, mold, mildew, yeast | fungi
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| amoeba and paramecium | protists (kingdom protista)
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| Bacteria | monera
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| granite, pumice, basalt | igneous rocks
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| limestone, sandstone | sedimentary rocks
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| marble, slate, gneiss | metamorphic rock
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| tin foil is: | opaque
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| wax paper is: | transluscent
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| saran wrap is: | transparent
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| sound travels fastest through: | solids
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| sound travels slowest through: | gases
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| light we feel as heat | Infrared
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| light that gives us sunburn: | Ultraviolet
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| this instrument measures wind speed: | Anemometer
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| this instrument measures air pressure: | Barometer
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| this instrument measures moisture in the air: | Hygrometer
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| an important energy resource in Virginia | Coal
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| The food chain always starts with a plant and ends with a: | Decomposer
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| plants and phytoplankton supply our atmosphere with: | Oxygen
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| the female part of the plant | Pistil
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| the male part of the plant | Stamen
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| most plant reproduce with seeds, but ferns and mosses (and fungi) reproduce with: | Spores
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| 32 F = | freezing point
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| 212 F = | boiling point
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| the role an organism plays in its environment: | Niche
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| two objects rubbing together create: | Friction
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| energy of motion is: | kinetic motion
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| stored energy is: | potential energy
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| animals hibernate, plants go into: | dormancy
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| tides are caused by: | the gravity of the moon
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| waves are caused mainly by: | the wind
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| the warm water current that flows by the east coast of the United States: | the Gulf Stream current
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| Metals and water allow electricity to move easily through them, they are | conductors
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| glass, plastic, and rubber do not allow electricity to move easily though them, they are: | insulators
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| What are the most primitive, single-celled organisms called? | bacteria
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| What is the jelly-like substance inside the cell? | Cytoplasm
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| What gives support and protection to the plant cell? | Cell wall
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| What do you call the thin outer covering of a cell that allows certain materials in and out of the cell | cell membrane
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| What do you call the part of the plant cell where photosynthesis occurs? | chloroplast
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| What is the green pigment in plants called? | chlorophyll
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| What is the process by which plants make food using sunlight? | photosynthesis
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| What is the cells storage center called? | vacuole
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| What is the cells control center (brain) called? | Nucleus
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| What do you call the small structures inside a cell like the nucleus, vacuole, and mitochondria. | organelles
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| What are two things that a plant cell has that an animal cell does not? | cell wall and chloroplast
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| What do you call single-celled organisms that live in pond water? | protists or protozoa
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| What shape are most plant cells? | rectangular
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| What are the thread-like structures inside the nucleus that contain DNA | chromosomes
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| What type of cells do not have a nucleus | bacteria
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| The amount of energy in a sound, or the loudness of a sound | amplitude
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| How high or low a sound is; | pitch
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| Sound is a form of: | energy
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| Sound travels in: | waves
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| How fast something vibrates | frequency
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| The distance on a wave measured from crest to crest | wavelength
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| Sound travels slowest through: | gases
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| Sound travels fastest through: | solids
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| The pitch of a sound is closely related to: | frequency
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| High pitch = | high frequency
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| Low pitch = | low frequency
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| High amplitude = | loud sound
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| Low amplitude = | soft sound
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| A sounds frequency is measured in: | hertz
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| 10 hertz = | 10 vibrations per second
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| 100 hertz = | 100 vibrations per second
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| The lowest frequency that humans can hear is: | 20 hertz
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| The highest frequency that humans can hear is: | 20,000 hertz
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| A sounds loudness, or intensity, is measured in: | decibels
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| Humans feel pain at ____________ decibels | 120
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| An unwanted sound: | noise
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| A reflected sound wave creates an: | echo
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| A place with NO matter, such as outer space | Vacuum
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| Bats and whales use _________________ to locate food that they cannot see | echolocation
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| Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder? | Light travels much faster than sound
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| How fast does sound travel through the air? | about 750 mph
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| Why does furniture, rugs, and carpet cut down echoes and noise in a house | Soft objects absorb sound
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| Which wave has more waves per second, a high frequency or low frequency sound | high frequency
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| Which wave is louder, a wave with a small amplitude or a high amplitude | high amplitude
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| Name several animals that can hear sounds with very high frequency | bats, dogs, cats, dolphin
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| Name an animal that can communicate with low frequency sounds? | elephant
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| The rapid back and forth movement of something | vibration
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| In order for sound to occur, something must: | vibrate
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| What is the thin membrane inside your ear that detects vibrations | eardrum
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| What are the oceans main PRODUCERS? | Algae & Phytoplankton
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| What is the river-like movement of water in the ocean called? | Current
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| What are the two main classifications of plants? | Vascular and non-vascular
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| Salt water and lemonade are examples of: | Solutions
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| Name a mixture: | Trail mix, salad, and Salsa
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| What is the control center of the cell? | nucleus
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| Name an instrument that measures mass | balance
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| Name a tool that measures volume | measuring cup, ruler, tape measure
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| What state of matter does sound travel the fastest through? | solid
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| The breaking down of rocks: | weathering
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| The carrying away of rocks and sediment: | erosion
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| What type of rock is formed from hardened lava? | igneous rock
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| Why does a pencil look broken if it is placed in a glass of water? | refraction
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| Water, carbon dioxide, and salt are all: | compounds
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| Hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and chlorine are all: | elements
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| Name two things plant cells have that animal cells do not: | chloroplasts and cell wall
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| Igneous rock comes from _______________ | cooled magma
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| Sedimentary rock forms in: | layers
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| Metamorphic rock has ____________ or bands of colors running through it. | streaks
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| What does morph mean? | change
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| What does ignite (igneous) mean? | fire
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| A sedimentary rock might have a __________ in it. | fossil
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| What type of rock is marble? | metamorphic
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| What type of rock is granite and basalt? | igneous
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| What type of rock is sandstone and limestone? | sedimentary
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| Metamorphic rock undergoes heat and _______________ | pressure
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| Sedimentary rock forms from weathering and ____________ | erosion
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| What causes most erosion on earth? | water
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| Besides water, what else causes erosion on earth? | wind, gravity, plant roots, animals
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| What is the "breaking down" of rock called? | weathering
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| What is the "carrying away" of rock called? | erosion
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| Mountains that are smooth and rounded over are: | old
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| Moutains that are sharp and jagged are: | young
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| Which igneous rock is found under most of the continents? | granite
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| Which igneous rock is found under most of the oceans? | basalt
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| Which rock type is formed in layers at the bottom of ocean? | sedimentary
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| Any solid that sinks to the bottom of a liquid is called: | sediment
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| What animal undergoes metamorphosis? | butterfly
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| The Great Lakes were created by: | glaciers
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| When the earth gets colder, glaciers _______________ toward the equator. | advance
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| When the earth gets warmer, glaciers _____________ toward the poles | retreat
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| What type of valleys do glaciers carve? | u shaped
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| What type of valleys do rivers carve? | v shaped
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| What type of glaciers are found in the high mountains? | alpine
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| What forms in areas where more snow falls than melts? | glaciers
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| What forms when a large chunk of ice breaks off of a continental glacier and falls into the ocean? | iceberg
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| During the last _____ ________ glaciers covered much of North America. | ice age
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| When a stalactite and stalagmite meet, they form a: | column
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| What cave formation hangs from the ceiling: | stalactite
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| When columns form together, they form a: | curtain
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| What rock has to be present for caves and caverns to form? | limestone
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| What dissolve limestone? | carbonic acid
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| What cave formation grows from the ground up? | stalagmite
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| If the ground above a cave or cavern collapses, what is formed? | sinkhole
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| The words "LITHOS" come from the Greek word for: | rock
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| The process of "squeezing" sediment together tightly to form sedimentary rock | compaction
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| The process after weathering and erosion when sediment comes to rest in a certain place: | deposition
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| Light travels in straight paths called: | rays
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| How do we remember the colors of the visible spectrum? | ROY G BIV
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| Which color in the visible spectrum has the longest wavelength? | Red
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| Which color in the visible spectrum has the shortest wavelength? | Violet
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| How fast does light travel? | 186,000 miles per second
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| When light bounces off an object it is: | reflected
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| When light is bent, it is: | refracted
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| When light is absorbed by an object it is turned to: | heat
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| When light travels through an object it is: | transmitted
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| A lens or mirror that is thicker in the middle and thinner at the edges | convex
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| A lens or mirror that is thinner in the middle and thicker at the edges | concave
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| Dark colored clothing will ___________ light and turn it into ____________ | absorb ; heat
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| Light colored clothing will ___________ light and help keep you _____________ | reflect ; cool
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| When light hits an object and is stopped, it is: | absorbed
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| Aluminum foil is: | opaque
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| Wax paper is: | translucent
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| Saran Wrap is: | transparent
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| A piece of glass shaped like a triangular prism that refracts light and separates it into the colors of the rainbow (ROY G BIV) | prism
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| Anything that has mass and takes up space | matter
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| the state of matter with a no definite shape, but a definite volume | liquid
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| which two states of matter take the shape of their container | liquid and gas
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| what are the building blocks of matter | atoms
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| what part of the atom has a positive (+) charge | proton
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| what part of the atom has a negative (-) charge | electron
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| what part of the atom has a neutral (0) charge | neutron
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| where do you find the protons and neutrons | nucleus
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| what do you find spinning around the nucleus | electrons
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| what is H20 | water
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| what is C02 | carbon dioxide
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| which state of matter has the least energy | solid
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| which state of matter can you compress (squeeze into smaller spaces) | gas
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| what increases when you compress a gas | pressure
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| you can change the state of matter by adding or taking away: | heat
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| The building blocks of life | cells
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| The cell's "power plant" | mitochondria
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| The "brain" or control center of the cell | nucleus
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| The thin outer covering of the cell | cell membrane
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| The part of the plant cell where photosynthesis takes place | chloroplast
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| What are two things that a plant cell has that an animal cell does not | cell wall and chloroplast
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| What are the most primitive, single-celled organisms called? | bacteria
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| What is the jelly-like substance inside the cell? | Cytoplasm
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| What gives support and protection to the plant cell? | Cell wall
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| What do you call the thin outer covering of a cell that allows certain materials in and out of the cell | cell membrane
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| What do you call the part of the plant cell where photosynthesis occurs? | chloroplast
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| What is the green pigment in plants called? | chlorophyll
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| What is the process by which plants make food using sunlight? | photosynthesis
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| What is the cells storage center called? | vacuole
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| What is the cells control center (brain) called? | Nucleus
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| What do you call the small structures inside a cell like the nucleus, vacuole, and mitochondria | organelles
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| What do you call single-celled organisms that live in pond water? | protists
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| What shape are most plant cells? | rectangular
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| What are the thread-like structures inside the nucleus that contain DNA | chromosomes
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| What type of cells do not have a nucleus | bacteria
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| a major body of salt water | ocean
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| the amount of Earth's water found in the oceans | Ninety seven percent
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| the amount of Earths surface covered by water | Three fourths
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| water containing only a tiny amount of salt | fresh water
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| water containing many dissolved salts; the most abundant type of water found on Earth | salt water
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| One of the largest estuaries in the United States located off the coast of Virginia | Chesapeake Bay
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| describes a mixture of salt and fresh water | brackish
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| a partly enclosed coastal body of water where salt and fresh water meet. They are called the "nurseries of the sea" | estuary
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| a low-lying area of land regularly flooded by salt water at high tide | salt marsh
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| the high point on a wave | crest
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| the regular rise and fall of ocean water caused by the gravitational puil of the moon and sun | tide
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| the low point on a wave | trough
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| a wave, produced by an earthquake on or near the ocean floor, which builds up to great heights as it moves into shallow water | tsunami
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| a disturbance, often caused by wind, seen on the surface of water | wave
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| the river-like movement of water in the ocean | current
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| a warm water current that travels by the east coast of the U.S. and crosses the Atlantic moving towards Europe | Gulf stream current
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| the saltiness of water | salinity
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| a small submarine used by scientists to study the deep | Submersible
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| a living thing that gives off light | bioluminescent
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| tiny algae and animals that float in water and are carried by waves and currents | plankton
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| the flat, shallow part of the ocean floor near the coast. | continental shelf
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| What increases as you dive deeper into the ocean | Water pressure
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| What decreases as you dive deeper into the ocean | temperature, light, life
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| the deepest part of the ocean | trench
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| the steep drop-off from the continental shelf to the deep part of the ocean | continental slope
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| What are the plant-like plankton called: | phytoplankton
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| What are the animal-like plankton called: | Zooplankton
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| The small leaves that form around the developing flower are the: | sepals
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| Who invented the light bulb: | Thomas Edison
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| Which plant part takes in water and nutrients? | roots
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| Which part supports the plant and allows the movement of water and nutrients? | stem
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| Which plant part makes food for the plant? | leaves
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| The seed forms in the female reproductive part of the flower called the | pistil
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| Pollen forms on the ends of the male reproductive parts of the flower called the: | stamen
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| Most plants reproduce with seeds, but ferns and mosses reproduce with: | spores
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| Green plants produce their own food in a process called: | photosynthesis
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| Plants are green because of: | chlorophyll
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| Many plants enter a period of ______ in the winter, which is similar to hibernation for animals. During this period most of their normal activities stop. | dormancy
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| An organism's _____ provides food, water, shelter and space. | habitat
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| All energy comes from the_____ , and then cycles through the food webs to all of the animals in the community. | sun
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| _______ get energy directly from the sun and use it to make food. | plants
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| Because plants produce their own food, they are called ___________ . | producers
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| Organisms that get their energy from eating plants or other animals are called: | consumers
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| All of the interrelated food chains in an ecosystem make up a: | food web
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| Food chains and food webs always start with a: | plant
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| The food chain starts with a producer (a plant) and ends with a: | decomposer
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| Decomposers like ______ break down organisms and recycle them back to the nutrient pool. | fungi
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| All of the living and nonliving things in an environment make up an: | ecosystem
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| the role an oraganism plays in its environment | niche
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| All organisms have _________ that allow it to survive in its environment | adaptations
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| Structural adaptations are __________ that help an organism survive, like long beaks, webbed feet, camouflage. | body parts
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| Behavioral adaptations are things that organisms do to survive. Two examples of behavioral adaptations are: | Migration and hibernation
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| The measure of the amount of heat energy in the atmosphere is: | temperature
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| The amount of moisture in the air is: | humidity
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| The weight of the air causes: | air pressure
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| Objects in motion have ______ energy. | kinetic
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| Potential energy is ________ energy. | stored
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| Due to the pull of gravity, the higher an object is off the ground, the more ____________ it has. | potential energy
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| When I hold a ball in the air, it has potential energy. When I let go, the ball starts to fall. Potential energy changes to: | kinetic energy
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| Potential energy is ________ energy. | stored
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| There are many forms of energy. Energy caused by the movement of electrons is: | energy
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| Energy stored in food, batteries and fossil fuels like coal and gasoline is: | chemical energy
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| Energy in moving or spinning objects like gears, car wheels, or joggers, is _______ energy: | mechanical
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| Two objects rubbing together create: | friction
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| Friction resists or stops motion, and creates: | heat
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| Unless acted on by a force, objects in motion tend to stay in motion and objects at rest remain at rest. This is the principal of: | inertia
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| Which will light a bulb, an open or closed circuit? | closed circuit
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| If your string of holiday lights goes dark when one little bulb burns out, the string of lights is a: | series circuit
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| This circuit has more than one pathway for the flow of electrical current. If one bulb burns the others will remain lit. It is a: | Parallel circuit
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| Electrical energy moves easily through materials that are | conductors
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| Wires are usual made from ____ because it conducts electricity well. | metal
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| Material like rubber, plastic and wood do not conduct electricity well. They are: | insulators
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| Magnetism and _______ are very closely related. | electricity
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| An electric current creates a magnetic field, and a magnetic field creates an _________ | electric current
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| If you wrap wire around a nail and run electricity through the wire, you have created an: | electromagnet
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| If you rub your feet on the carpet, or rub a balloon on a wool sweater, you may create: | static electricity
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| Static electricity occurs when negatively charged _____ are rubbed off of one surface and on to another. | electrons
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| Pollen is transferred from the stamen to the pistil in a process called: | pollination
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| Most plants reproduce with seeds, but ferns and mosses reproduce with: | spores
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| Green plants produce their own food in a process called: | photosynthesis
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| Plants are green because of: | chlorophyll
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