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7th Grade Science Exam 1 Mr Barrett

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List 5 Dos for working in a science lab   1 WEAR GOGGLES 2 HAIR BACK 3 GLOVES 4 CLOSED TOE SHOES 5 RESPONSIBILITY  
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Independent Variable   THE PART OF THE EXPERIMENT YOU CHANGE ON PURPOSE  
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Dependent Variable   THE CHANGE THAT OCCURS AS A RESULT OF THE CHANGE MADE FOR THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE  
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Constants   A FACTOR IN AN EXPERIMENT THAT DOES NOT CHANGE EX: ON THE DECAY OF A FRUIT AN APPLE WOULD BE THE CONSTANT  
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Control Group   A GROUP USED AS A BASELINE FOR CHECKING AND CMOPARING THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT EX: GIVE SOMEONE A SUGAR PILL AND SOMEON AN ENERGY PILL  
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Quantitative Observations/Data   DATA THAT DEAL WITH NUMBERS AND MEASUREMENTS EX: IN A FIRST GRADE CLASS THERE ARE 12 BOYS AND 9 GIRLS  
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Qualitative Observations/Data   DATAT THAT CAN BE COLLECTED WITHOUT TOOLS BY USING 5 SENSES EX: TOUCH, SEE, SMELL, TASTE, HEAR  
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Repeated Trials   ADDITIONAL TRIALS OR TEST OF THE SMAE EXPERIMENT EX: 2 + 2 = 4 CHECK ON A CALCULATOR  
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How to write a hypothesis   AN "IF….THEN" STATEMENT EX: IF WE GO WHILE IT'S RAINING THEN WE WILL GET WET  
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How to write a title   THE EFFECT OF IV ON DV  
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Y axis: Which variable goes on it and what direction is it?   THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE VERTICALLY  
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X axis: Which variable goes on it and what direction is it?   THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE HORIZONTALLY  
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Permeable   MATERIAL THAT LIQUIDS CAN FLOW THROUGH EX: SPONGE  
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Impermeable   MATERIALS THROUGH WHICH LIUIDS CANNOT SOAK/FLOW EX: CONCRETE, CEMENT/PUDDLE  
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Which material (clay, sand, or gravel) will hold the most water?   GRAVEL  
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Accumulation   THE PROCESS OF WATER GATHERING IN A RESERVOIR  
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Transpiration   WATER VAPOR GIVEN OFF BY PLANTS AND ANIMALS  
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Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?   CONDENSATION  
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Condensation   THE CHANGE FROM GAS TO LIQUID EX: WHEN STEAM TURNS INTO RAIN/DEW  
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What are you seeing when the mirror fogs up after you breathe on it?   EVAPORATION  
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Percolation   THE MOVEMENT OF WATER THROUGH EARTHS MATERIALS EX: GRAVEL/SOIL/CLAY  
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Aquifer   PERMEABLE EARTH MATERIALS THAT COLLECT WATER EX: THE DICKSON RIVER  
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Aquitard   IMPERMEABLE EARTH MATERIALS EX: CLAY: NOTHING CAN GET THROUGH IT  
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Pesticides   CHEMICALS TO KILL INSECTS EX: INSECTICIDES, FUNGICIDES, HERBICIDES  
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Point-source pollution   SINGLE, INDENTIFIABLE SOURCE OF AIR, WATER, THEMAL, NOISE OR LIGHT POLLUTION EX: AIR OR CERTAIN COMPANY MAKING CHEMICALS  
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Non-point source pollution   BOTH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION FROM DIFFUSE SOURCES EX: AIR: PEOPLE THAT DRIVE CARS  
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Ecosystem   SPECIES COMING TOGETHER WITH IT'S ENVIRONMENT, LIVING AND NON-LIVING EX: DESERT: ALL ORGANISMS DESIGNED TO SURVIVE WITH LITTLE WATER  
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Biotic Factor   LIVING THINGS IN AN ECOSYSTEM EX: BIRDS/ HUMANS/ ANIMALS  
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Abiotic Factor   NON-LIVING PARTS OF ECOSYSTEM EX: TABLE CHAIR PAPER  
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Niche   IT PROVIDES MANY DIFFERENT NICHES FOR ORGANISMS THAT LIVE UNDER / ON THE CORALS  
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Population   ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL OF ONE SPECIES IN A SPECIFIED AREA A TONE TIME EX: BEEHIVE  
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Community   ALL THE INTERACTING POPULATIONS AND/OR INDIVIDUALS IN THE SPECIES AREA, MORE THAN ONE SPECIES EX: OWL AND BIRDS  
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In which biome would it be an advantage to have white fur?   TUNDRA  
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Tundra   ICY, COLD CLIMATE, FREEZING (LITTLE SNOW)  
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Taiga/Boreal Forest   COOL 40-1100 CM RAINFALL ALL YEAR  
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Temperate Deciduous Forest   LOTS OF TREES HOT /DRY  
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Grasslands   VERY HOT IN SUMMER DRY AND VERY COLD IN WINTER  
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Tropical Rainforest   HOT, MOIST 100 CM RAIN PER YEAR  
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Direct Observation   A METHOD OF COLLECTION DATA THAT INVOLVES FIRST HAND VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE PARAMETERS UNDERSTUDY EX: YOU SEE 5 APPLES, YOU COUNT 5 APPLES, THERE ARE 5 APPLES  
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Indirect Observation   THE RESEARCHER MUST RELY ON REPORTED OBSERVATIONS THAT INCLUDE DIRECT OBSERVATIONS OF OTHERS EXL ASKING SURVEYS  
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Sampling   COUNTING THE NUMBER OF ORGANISMS EX: A CORAL REEF HAS MANY ORGANISMS  
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How populations increase   WHEN THE BIRTHRATE EXCEEDS DEATHRATE EX: WHEN A MOUSE RATE GOES DOWN AN OWLS RATE GOES DOWN AS WELL  
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How populations decrease   WHEN DEATH RATE EXCEEDS BIRTHRATE EX: WHEN A MOUSE RATE GOES UP AND OWLS GOES UP THE MOUSE GOES DOWN  
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Limiting Factor   THE GROWTH OF AN ORGANISM POPULATION EX: SPACE - THE POPULATIONCAN ONLY GROW WITHIN ITS ROOM  
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Jet Stream   A NARROW, VARIABLE OF VERY STRONG AIR CURRENTS CIRCLING THE GLOBE 5-9 KILOMETERS  
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Density   THE DEGREE OF COMPACTNESS OF A SUBSTANCE EX: IF OIL GOES INTO THE OCEAN IT RISES BECAUSE OF IT'S LESS DENSE THAN WATER  
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What causes warm air to rise?   TEMPERATURE, WIND, AND DENSITY EX: WHEN MOLECULES ARE HEATED THEY COME TOGETHER AND RISE  
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Gulf Stream   A WARM OCEAN CURRENT THAT FLOWS FROM THE FULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE ATLANTIC OCEAN  
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Habitat Destruction/Loss   WHEN A NATURAL HABITAT IS RENDERED FUNCTIONALLY UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE SPECIES PRESENT EX: WHENA FOREST FIRE HAPPENS THEN A TREE FALLS A SQUIRREL LOOSES IT'S HOME  
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Habitat Fragmentation   DESCRIBES EMERGENCE OR DISCONTINUES IN AN ORGANISM PREFERRED ENVIRONMENT EX: WHEN ANIMALS ATTACK EACH OTHER  
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Extinction   THE STATE/PROCESS OF A SPECIES FAMILY OR LARGER GROUP BEING OR BECOMING EXTINCT. EX: DINOSAURS WENT THROUGH AN EXPLOSION AND GOT KILLED  
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Keystone Species   OTHER SPECIES IN AN ECOSYSTEM LARGELY DEPEND SUCH THAT IF IT WERE REMOVED THE ECOSYSTEM WOULD CHANGE EX: IF YOU TOOK A BIRD OUT OF A WHOLE SPECIES THEN IT WOULD ALL CHANGE  
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3 Factors that Affect Biodiversity   1 HABITAT DESTRUCTION 2 CLIMATE CHANGE 3 POACHING EX: 1 LOOSING HOMES 2 PLANTS IN COLD EATHER WON'T GROW 3 ELEPHANTS AND TUSKS  
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Captive Breeding   BREEDING ANIMALS IN HUMAN CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS WITH RESTRICTED SETTINGS EX: MAKING A BIGGER POPULATION  
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Biodiversity   THE NUMBER OF A DIFFERENT SPECIES IN AN AREA EX: POPULATION/ECOSYSTEM  
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What is the MAIN cause of species extinction? (Be specific!)   POACHING/ILLECAL HUNTING EX: ELEPHANTS FOR TUSKS AND ALLIGATORS FOR SKING  
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What type happens after a forest fire?   BURNS LOW-LYING VEGETATION  
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Pros and Cons of forest fires   1 RECYCLES NUTRIENTS INTO SOIL 2 HELPS CONTROL DISEASES IN SOIL/PLANTS 3 OPENS FOREST FOR SUNLIGHT EX: 1 ANIMAL HABITATS = RUINED 2 DAMAGE TO HOUSE.PROPERTY  
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Controlled burn   A TECHNIQUE USED IN FOREST MANAGEMENT AND FARMING  
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5 DON'TS FOR WORKING IN A SCIENCE LAB   1 NO HORSE PLAY 2 HAIR DOWN 3 NO EATING OR DRINKING 4 DON'T DRINK CHEMICALS 5 NO OPEN TOED SHOES  
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DESERT   HOT AND DRY BIOME EMPTY  
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