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6th Grade Final Exam

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Large, low, flat landform is called a   Plain  
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An elevated plain is a   Plateau  
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Large, rocky highly elevated landform is a   Mountain  
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A group of mountains that are closely related in shape, structure, and age   Mountain range  
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An imaginary line that circles the earth at 0 degrees   Equator  
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Imaginary lines that travel east and west describing position relative to the equator are called   Latitude lines  
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Imaginary lines travel north and south describing position relative to the prime meridian are called   Longitude lines  
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Mercator, Equal-area, and Conic are examples of   Map Projections  
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The height above sea level is called   Elevation  
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Describes symbols on a map   Key  
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The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area is its   Relief  
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The shape of the land is its   Topography  
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A feature of topography formed by processes of the earth's surface is   landform  
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Shapes and pictures that stand for features on the Earth's surface are called   Symbols  
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Often given as a ratio; it relates distance on a map to a real distance on the earth   Scale  
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A flat model of the Earth or part of the Earth   Map  
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Used to measure the distance around the earth   Degree  
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An imaginary line that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres   Equator  
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One half of the sphere that makes up the earth's surface   Hemisphere  
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How long ago did the earth begin to form?   4,600,000,000 years BP  
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What force caused the earth to form?   Gravity  
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Accretion began ____________ years ago.   4,600,000,000  
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Accretion lasted ___________ years.   1,000,000,000`  
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What substance was part of earth's first atmosphere?   Helium  
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Which substance was NOT part of earth's second atmosphere?   Helium  
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Which substance was not part of earth's atmosphere during the later Pre-Cambrian time?   Helium  
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This substance was introduced to the earth's atmosphere by living organisms:   Oxygen  
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This substance changed state and settled in the basins of the crust to become oceans:   Water vapor  
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This present day organism is most similar to the earliest life forms   Bacteria  
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This is a ball of dust and ice that orbits the sun   Comet  
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The earth is in this galaxy   Milky Way  
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The closest galaxy to us other than our is   Andromeda  
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The closest star to us other than the sun is   Proxima-Centuri  
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The distance light travels in one year is called   Light year  
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Number of planets in our solar systems:   7  
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Name the planets in order   Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune  
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Another term for inclination is   Axis Tilt  
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The tilt of the earth's axis is   23 1/2 degrees  
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Axis tilt gives us _____________ in the temperate zones.   The seasons  
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June 21st is the _______________   Summer Solstice  
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September 22nd and March 21st are called   Equinox  
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The shortest day of sunlight of the year is the   Winter Solstice  
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The longest day of the year is the   Summer Solstice  
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3 theories of how the moon was formed:   1) made up of same material as the earth, but formed separately 2) a small planet collided with earth during accretion. The fragments were placed in orbit. Gravity caused pieces to form the moon 3) a lump of the earth fell off and formed the moon  
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The moon was formed   About the same time as the earth  
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The moon's Marias are   Hardened lava from the moon's volcanoes.  
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The moon's orbit around the earth takes   29 1/2 days  
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The name of the giant ice sheet that covered most of North America during the Ice Age is called   Wisconsin Glacier  
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The moraine left by an advance 60,000 years ago is called   Ronkonkoma Moraine  
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The movement of glacier that occurred 17,000 years ago is called   Harbor Hill Advance  
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A hill made of glacial debris left where the front of the glacier stopped is called   Moraine  
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An area made of sand or smaller particle of sediment that is washed off a glacier is called   Outwash Plain  
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An area of permeable sediment that contains water is called   Aquifer  
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A flat sandy area found downhill or a moraine that is formed from sand being washed off is   Outwash Plain  
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Formed from ice melting underground leaving a depression that is filled by coming in contact with an aquifer is called   Kettle Lake  
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Formed from large ice fingers digging into the moraine is called   Harbor  
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Steep hills formed from eroded headlands being washed away by the sea are called   Bluffs  
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The material left behind by eroding glaciers is called   Glacial Debris  
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The elevation of the ocean's surface is called   Sea level  
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The taking away of sediment is called   Erosion  
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The placing of sediment is called   Deposition  
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Impermeable sediment is called   Clay  
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The materials that make up the earth's surface is   Sediment  
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When a kettle hole comes in contact with an aquifer and fills with water is called   Kettle lake  
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The outwash plain that is found south of the Harbor Hill Moraine is called   Terryville Outwash Plain  
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The outwash plain found south of the Ronkonkoma Moraine is called   South Shore Outwash Plain  
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The elevation of the ocean's surface is called   Sea level  
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The agent of mechanical weathering in which rock is worn away by the grinding action of other rock particles is called   Abrasion  
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Ice wedging causes mechanical weathering of rock by means of   Freezing and thawing water  
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What kind of weathering causes the mineral composition of rocks to change?   Chemical Weathering  
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A rock containing iron becomes soft and crumbly and reddish-brown in color. It probably has been chemically weathered by   Oxygen  
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A hot and wet climate causes weathering to take place   Rapidly  
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Soil formation begins with weathering of   Bedrock  
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Soil that is rich in humus has high   Fertility  
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When earthworms add their waste to the soil, then die and decay in the soil, they are contributing to the formation of   Humus  
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Living organisms in soil help to   Mix the soil and make humus  
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Decomposers are the soil organisms that   Break down and digest the remains of dead organisms.  
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Soil is a valuable resource because it   is needed for plants to be grown.  
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How long did it take for the thick, fertile soil of the North American prairies to develop?   Thousands of years  
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The growth of plant roots and animal activity may result in   Mechanical weathering  
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Most of the work of mixing humus within the soil is done by   Earthworms  
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They type of soil called loam is made up of   Nearly equal amounts of silt , sand and clay  
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Granite lasts a long time when it is used for building in areas where the climate   Is cool.  
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A permeable rock weathers easily because it   contains many, small connected airspaces.  
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The texture , or particle size, of soil determines   how much air and water the soil can hold.  
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A marble statue is left exposed to the weather. Within a few years, the details on the statue have begun to weather away. This weathering is probably caused by   carbonic acid in rainwater.  
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In which soil layer would you find soil that is rich in humus?   A horizon  
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What 2 elements make up water?   Hydrogen and Oxyogen  
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What is the formula for water?   H20  
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What are the charges of the hydrogen atom in a water molecule?   Positive  
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What is not one of water's three states of matter?   Positive  
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What makes molecules stick together?   Polarity  
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What process takes place when water in liquid state turns into a gas state by using heat?   Evaporation  
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What process involves water vapor changing back into a liquid?   Condensation  
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What is the process of changing water from a liquid to a solid?   Freezing  
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The process that involves water flowing between soil particles is called   Percolation  
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Water that enters the earth through the soil is called   Infiltration  
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Water that flows along the earth's surface is called   Runoff  
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Cloud formation is what part of the Hydroloic cycle?   Condensation  
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Where does all of Long Island's rain water runoff eventually end up?   The sea  
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What do water droplets collect on when forming clouds?   Atmospheric dust  
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What formed the large moraines of Long Island?   Glaciers  
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What are the large sandy formations found downhill from moraines called?   Outwash Plains  
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What do we call Long Island's large areas of groundwater?   Aquifers  
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What is water stored underground called?   Groundwater  
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Which of the following terms is not a wave? Tsunami Gulf Stream Tidal Bulge Ocean Swell   Gulf Stream  
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What is the largest ocean swell called?   Ground Swell  
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Wave height is determined by two factors, wind speed and __________.   Fetch  
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The largest of swells are formed from conditions of   Large fetch and strong winds  
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High tide occurs when the _______________ of the tidal wave is in the area.   crest  
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High tide occurs approximately _______ hours from low tide.   6  
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The primary force that makes the tides is the ___________________.   moon's gravity  
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The primary force that forms a Tsunami is ____________________.   seismic disturbance  
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Tsunamis on the open ocean have a very large _________________.   wavelength  
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When the Tsunami contacts shallow water, wavelength shortens and the height ________________.   gets larger.  
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Another name for a tidal bulge is:   Tidal wave  
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Which moon phase would have a corresponding large high tide?   Full  
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What causes tidal waves to travels across the earth?   Earth's rotation  
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If high tide was at 1:00 P.M., what time would the next high tide occur?   1:00 A.M.  
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If high tide was at 1:00 P.M., what time would the next low tide occur?   7:00 P.M.  
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The moon and the sun's gravitational pull are lined up during what phases of the moon?   New and Full  
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Which of the following is a warm ocean current? Humboldt Current Gulf Stream Deep Ocean Currents Ridtides   Gulf Stream  
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The spinning of the earth that creates counter clockwise currents in the Northern Hemisphere is called   Coreolis Effect  
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The Gulf Stream gets squeezed in two locations before it reaches Cape Hatteras, the Bahamas, and   between Florida and Cuba  
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The Gulf Stream ends at which continent?   Europe  
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The force that spins the Japanese Current toward the coast of California is   Coreolis Effect  
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Seawater with the highest salinity and coldest temperature is found   on the ocean bottom.  
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The FORCE that makes Deep Ocean Currents move in a horizontal direction is   Gravity  
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If it is high tide in Port Jefferson at 4:00 A.M., the next low tide will be at   10:00 A.M.  
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A material made of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded together is called a   Mixture  
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Anything that contains only one pure type of material   Substance  
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A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances; the building blocks of matter:   Elements (there are 118 of them)  
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A mixture where the substances are distributed evenly throughout the mixture.   Homogeneous mixture  
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A mixture where the substances are unevenly distributed throughout the mixture.   Heterogeneous mixture  
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The SI unit that measures the distance between two points.   Meters  
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The amount of space an object occupies.   Volume  
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Any characteristic of a material that can be observed, measured.   Physical properties  
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The amount of mass an object has compared to its volume   Density  
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The system of International Standard metric measurements   SI Units  
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The space a substance occupies   Volume  
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The amount of matter in an object   Mass  
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The force an object exerts because of gravity   Weight  
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When two or more different atoms chemically combine to form a new substance   Compound  
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When two or more atoms combine to form a new substance   Molecule  
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The basic particle that makes up an element   Atom  
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The study of matter   Chemistry  
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Water is a   substance  
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Milk is a   heterogeneous mixture  
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Oatmeal is   heterogeneous mixture  
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The SI Unit that measures volume   liters  
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A fire usually indicates what type of change? Chemical or Physical   Chemical  
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What type of change is freezing? Chemical or Physical   Physical  
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What type of change is melting wax? Chemical or Physical   Physical  
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What type of change is electrolysis? Chemical or Physical   Chemical  
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What type of change is bending a paper clip? Chemical or Physical   Physical  
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What type of change is condensation? Chemical or Physical   Physical  
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What type of change is combustion? Chemical or Physical   Chemical  
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What type of change is oxidation? Chemical or Physical   Chemical  
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What type of change is a melting ice cream? Chemical or Physical   Physical  
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What type of change is tarnishing? Chemical or Physical   Chemical  
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What type of energy is snow at the top of a mountain?   Potential  
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What type of energy is water flowing down from a mountain?   Kinetic  
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What type of energy travels in waves though space   Electromagnetic  
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What type of energy is the movement of charged particles?   Electrical  
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What type of energy would a light from a flashlight be?   Electromagnetic  
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Dissolving salt in water is what type of change? Chemical or Physical   Physical  
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Mixing compost into sand is what type of change? Chemical or Physical   Physical  
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Every kind of matter has 6 kinds of properties. True or False   False  
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Every form of matter has physical and chemical properties. True or False   True  
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Each substance in a mixture keeps its individual properties. True or False   True  
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The parts of a mixture are combined into a set ratio. True or False   False  
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Heterogeneous mixtures look the same throughout. True or False   False  
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A solution is an example of a homogeneous mixture. True or False   True  
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Acids and bases are what type of matter?   Compounds  
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What is the taste of a base?   Bitter  
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What happens to blue litmus paper in the presence of an acid?   Turns red  
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The breaking down of a metal in an acid is called   Corrosion  
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What is the taste of an acid?   Sour  
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The reaction between an acid and a base is called   Neutralization  
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What is the process of breaking down large food molecules into smaller ones called?   Digestion  
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What is the universal solvent?   Water  
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What is the charge of a proton?   Positive  
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What is the charge of a neutron?   Neutral  
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What is the charge of an electron?   Negative  
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Name the central part of the atom   Nucleus  
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The electrons are contained in the ________ of the atom.   shell  
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Atoms make up all _________.   matter  
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__________________ is the measurement of the force an object exerts because of gravity.   Weight  
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All matter is composed of smaller particles called _________.   Atoms  
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The charge of a proton is ________________.   + Positive  
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The charge of a neutron is   0  
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The charge of an electron is   - Negative  
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The layer of the earth that contains solid iron and nickel   Inner Core  
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The layer of the earth that makes the ocean bottom and the continents   Crust  
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Transfer of energy through space is   Radiation  
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Transfer of energy though direct contact with a substance is called   Conduction  
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Transfer of heat through the movement of heated fluid is called   Accretion  
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Which type of earth movement is making the Atlantic Ocean wider?   Sea Floor Spreading  
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The super continent that occurred over 150,000,000 years ago was called   Pangaea  
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