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Science Second Semester Exam Review 2011

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loss of a natural habitat   habitat destruction  
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when a habitat is divided into smaller pieces by roads or buildings   habitat fragmentation  
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when a species is in danger of becoming extinct   endangered  
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when a species is in danger of becoming endangered   threatened  
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the disappearance of all members of a species from Earth   extinct  
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a species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem   keystone species  
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the mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves   captive breeding  
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a species that is not native to an area and takes over the ecosystem   invasive exotic species  
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the number of different species in an area   biodiversity  
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3 factors that affect biodiversity   area climate niche diversity  
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3 threats to biodiversity   habitat destruction pollution exotic species  
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having no lines of symmetry like a sea sponge   asymmetrical  
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when an organism has many lines of symmetry like a starfish or sea anemone   radial symmetry  
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when an organism has only one line of symmetry like a frog or cat   bilateral symmetry  
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type of succession that starts from bare rock like after a volcano   primary succession  
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type of succession that occurs when there is already an ecosystem there such as after a forest fire, logging a forest, a pond filling in   secondary succession  
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the general name for the first species to appear during primary succession   pioneer species  
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type of energy found in the gears of a bicycle or engine of a car   mechanical energy  
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type of energy found in the light from a lightbulb or the light from a TV screen   radiant  
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type of energy found when you hear a guitar playing or music coming out of your ipod   sound  
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type of energy found in food, batteries, or gasoline   chemical  
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type of energy found when you plug something into an electrical outlet   electrical  
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type of energy found in stars or atomic weapons   nuclear  
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type of energy found in the heat from a fire or the heat from boiling water   thermal  
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the energy of motion   kinetic energy  
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stored energy or the energy of position   potential energy  
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the law stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change forms   law of conservation of energy  
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the units for energy   joules  
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type of change that alters the form of a substance but not its identity such as ice melting, boiling water or melting buter   physical change  
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type of change when one or more substances combine or decompose to form a new substance such as burning paper or heating sugar to form caramel   chemical change  
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the amount of matter in an object   mass  
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how much space something takes up   volume  
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amount of mass per unit volume of an object   density  
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the process where bacteria take unusable nitrogen and "fix" it into nitcogen that can be used by other organisms   nitrogen fixation  
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the bumps on the roots of certain plants that are involved in nitrogen fixation   nodules  
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what animals give off during respiration   carbon dioxide  
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what plants give off during photosynthesis   oxygen  
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layer of the atmosphere that is closest to Earth, where airplanes fly and weather happens   troposphere  
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layer of the atmosphere where the ozone layer and jet stream are located   stratosphere  
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layer of the atmosphere that is the coldest layer where meteors burn up   mesosphere  
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layer of the atmosphere that is furthest from Earth, where the Northern lights are and satellites orbit   thermosphere  
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type of air mass that brings wet and cold weather   maritime polar  
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type of air mass that brings wet and warm weather   maritime tropical  
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type of air mass that brings dry and cold weather   continental polar  
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type of air mass that brings dry and warm weather   continental tropical  
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tool used to measure temperature   thermometer  
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tool used to measure air pressure   barometer  
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tool used to measure relative humidity   psychrometer  
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tool used to measure wind speed   anemometer  
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tool used to measure the amount of rainfall   rain gauge  
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puffy, low-level clouds that indicate fair weather   cumulus  
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thunderstorm clouds   cumulonimbus  
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flat, layered clouds   stratus  
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high-level, wispy clouds   cirrus  
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a boundary between air masses   front  
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type of front that would bring storms followed by cool weather   cold front  
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type of front that would bring rain followed by warmer weather   warm front  
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the process in which water vapor in the air cools and turns into liquid water   condensation  
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the process in which water (in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail) falls from clouds in the sky   precipitation  
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the process in which liquid water warms up and becomes water vapor   evaporation  
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type of air pressure that would indicate a rainy day   low  
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type of air pressure that would indicate a sunny day   high  
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heat transfer by direct touching such as your hand touching the burner of a stove   conduction  
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heat transfer by hot air/liquid rising and cool air/liquid sinking such as boiling water on a stove   convection  
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heat transfer through space such as feeling the heat from the sun or a campfire   radiation  
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the curving of winds caused by the rotation of Earth   Coriolis Effect  
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the percent of moisture the air holds relative to the amount it could hold   relative humidity  
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lines on a map connecting areas of equal air pressure   isobars  
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lines on a map connecting area of equal temperature   isotherms  
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a breeze blowing from the land to the sea   land breeze  
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a breeze blowing from the sea to the land   sea breeze  
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wind is caused by differences in   air pressure  
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the most abundant gas in the atmosphere   nitrogen  
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layers of the atmosphere are classified by differences in   temperature  
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as altitude increases, air pressure   decreases  
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the primary cause of all weather on Earth   sun  
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97% of Earth's water is found in   oceans  
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in which part of the U.S. is tornado alley located?   central  
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rating scale for hurricanes   Saffir-Simpson  
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rating scale for tornados   Fujita  
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major way that hurricanes cause destruction   flooding  
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major way that tornados cause destruction   high winds  
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