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1st Semester questions in 7th grade science to study for MId-terms

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Name 2 methods scientist use to obtain empirical evidence   In the field and in the lab  
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What basic requirements must a hypothesis have?   -Testable by experiment or observations -Independant and Dependant Varibles  
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List the steps to the scientific method   -Defining a problem -Research -Hypothesis and Prediction -Planning investigation -Identifying Variables -Collecting/Organizing Data -Interpreting Data/Analyzing Information -Drawing/Defending Conclusions  
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How many steps are in the scientific method?   6 Basic Steps  
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What is the Independent variable?   What the scientist changes in the experiment  
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What is the dependant variable?   The reactions to the scientist change in a experiment  
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What is a wave?   A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another  
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What is a longitudinal wave?   A wave when particles move back and forth in the same direction as the wave or parallel to the wave  
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What is a transverse wave?   a wave where particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels  
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What wave requires a medium in which to travel?   A mechanical wave  
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What are the different forms of energy?(MRS.CHEN)   Mechanical, Radiant, Sound, Chemical, Heat, Electric, Nuclear  
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What does the law of conservation of energy state?   Energy cannot be created or destroyed  
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What is conduction?   Transfer of energy from one substance to another through direct contact  
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What is convection?   Transfer of energy through a liquid or gas  
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What is radiation?   Transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves?  
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List the levels of organization from largest to smallest   Ecosystem, Community, Population, Individual  
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What is a community?   A group of many species  
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What is a population?   A group of one species  
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What is an organism's habitat?   Its shelter or where it lives  
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What is an organism's niche?   Its role in a ecosystem  
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How are organisms connected to their nonliving environment?   Organisms use abiotic elements in their ecosystem for water, habitat, and nutrients  
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What do all food chains start with?   Producers  
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Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores are all types of what?   Consumers  
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What is the decomposers role in a environment?   The breaking down of dead organisms  
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