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Casteel SOL Review 3
SOL Science Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| quantitative | This type of measurement will include some kind of number (quantity) |
| qualitative | The type of measurement will include some kind of description (quality) |
| constants | In an experiment, the scientist will make sure some things don't change. These are called: |
| independent variable | In an experiment, the thing the scientist changes on purpose is called the: |
| dependent variable | In an experiment, the thing that changes or is measured is the: |
| frequency | A sound wave with MANY waves (short wavelengths) has a high: |
| volume | A sound wave with a HIGH amplitude will have a high: |
| vibrate | In order for sound to occur, something must: |
| vacuum | Sound cannot occur in a place with NO matter. This is a: |
| compression | Sound travels in a __________________ wave. |
| solids | Because of the way molecules are packed, sound travels fastest through: |
| gases | Because of the way molecules are packed, sound travels slowest through: |
| echolocation | Some animals like bats and dolphins use a type of sonar called: |
| sonar | Humans use _________ to bounce sound waves off the ocean floor. |
| red | Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength? |
| violet | Which color of visible light has the shortest wavelength? |
| refracted | A pencil in a glass of water looks broken because the light waves are being bent or : |
| reflect | Mirrors are smooth and shiny so they __________ light. |
| opaque | A material, like a brick wall, that does not allow any light to pass through is |
| translucent | A material, like wax paper, that allows some light through but not all is: |
| transparent | A material, like glass, that allows all light through is: |
| mixtures | Salad and trail mix are combinations without chemical bonds, so they are: |
| solution | When something dissolves, a special mixture called a __________ is formed. |
| dissolved | Lemonade and saltwater are solutions because something has been: |
| heat | To change a substance from one state to another you must ADD or TAKE AWAY: |
| backbone | Vertebrates are animals with a : |
| invertebrates | ___________ are animals, like insects and spiders, that do not have a backbone. |
| vascular | Plants that can grow up off the ground because they have tubes and ducts to transport water and nutrients are called _______ plants. |
| nonvascular | Plants like moss, kelp, and liverworts that do NOT have tubes and ducts are called ___________ plants. |
| salinity | ___________ describes the saltiness of the ocean. |
| continental shelf | Most life in the ocean is found above the _________ _______. |
| sunlight | There is abundant life above the continental shelf because _____ reaches to the bottom. |
| continental slope | he steep drop-off from the shelf to the abyssal plain is called the: |
| continental rise | The bump at the bottom of the continental slope is called the ____ ______. It is there because of underwater landslides. |
| abyssal plain | The ______ _______ is the deep, flat part of the ocean floor. |
| pressure | As you go deeper into the ocean, water _________ increases. |
| temperature | As you go deeper into ocean, light and water ___________ decreases. |
| Gulf Stream | The _______ ________ current is a warm water current that travels across the Atlantic Ocean. |
| currents | River-like movements of water in the ocean are called _______. They can be cold or warm depending on where they started. |
| rock cycle | The _____ ______ is the very slow process by which rocks are broken down and formed. |
| magma | Igneous rocks come from cooled ____________. |
| igneous | Granite, basalt, and pumice are all ___________ rocks. |
| fossil | Sedimentary rocks form in layers and might have a ____________ embedded in it. |
| oldest | The ________ fossil are always on the bottom layer of rock. |
| sedimentary | Sandstone and limestone are both _____________ rocks. |
| pressure | Metamorphic rocks are formed by heat and ___________. |
| metamorphic | Marble and slate are both _____________ rocks. |
| inner core | The innermost layer of the Earth is the: |
| solid | The inner core is made of _________ iron and nickel. |
| liquid | The outer core is made of ___________ iron and nickel. |
| mantle | The ___________ is just below the crust and is made up of melted (molten) rock. |
| crust | The _________ is the thin, rocky outer layer of the Earth. |
| apart | A divergent boundary is a place where two of Earth's plates are moving : |
| together | A convergent boundary is a place where two of Earth's plates are moving: |
| sliding past | A transform boundary is where two of Earth's plates are _________ ______ each other. |
| weathering | When rocks are broken down by water, wind, and gravity this is called: |
| erosion | When smaller rocks are washed away and moved by water and wind, this is called: |
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