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Herold 8th Grade Sci

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What is matter?   anything that takes up space and has mass  
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What is mass?   the amount of "stuff" in an object  
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What is weight?   how mass is affected by gravity  
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What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?   matter cannot be created or destroyed  
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Why does gasoline float on top of water?   gasoline is less dense than water  
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What is density?   the amount of matter in a specific spacethe ratio of mass to volume  
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List the characteristics of a solid?   definite shape, definite volumeparticles are close together  
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List the characteristics of a liquid   takes the shape of its container, definite volumeparticles are close together but can slide past each other  
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List the characteristics of a gas   no definite shape, no definite volumeparticles are far apart  
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What are two physical properties of water at 0 degrees C?   it is a solid and a liquid (water freezes and melts at this temperature)  
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If you pour five different density liquid into a graduated cylinder, where would you find the liquid with the greatest density?   At the bottom  
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What is energy?   The ability to do work  
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What direction does a magnetic field flow?   From north to south  
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Any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or space   Wave  
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What is the name of the substance that a wave travels through?   Medium  
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What is the lowest point between each crest called?   trough  
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What is the highest point of a wave?   Crest  
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A mechanical wave needs what to travel through?   Matter  
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Can an electromechanical wave travel through space?   Yes  
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What is the distance between any two identical points on a wave?   Wave length  
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The number of events (or waves) in a given amount of time   Frequency  
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Frequency is measured in this   Hertz is waves per second  
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What component of a wave controls loudness   amplitude  
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What component of a wave controls pitch   frequency  
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When a wave bounces off a surface or an object   reflection  
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What kind of reflection a mirror has   regular reflection  
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In what direction does a transverse wave vibrate   perpendicular to the direction of the wave  
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In what direction does a longitudinal wave vibrate   parallel to the direction of the wavehas parts called compressions and rarefactions  
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What kind of reflection does a counter top have?   Diffuse reflection  
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Any push or pull on an object   force  
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A force that opposes all objects in motion   friction  
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When net forces are not equal to zero   unbalanced force  
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What kind of force causes a change in motion   unbalanced force  
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When net forces are equal to zero   balanced force  
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What kind of force will not cause a change in motion   balanced force  
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Two things that speed depends on   time and distance  
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What is velocity   time, distance, and direction  
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How does air resistance affect a falling object?   slows it by applying force in the opposite direction  
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Newton's First Law of Motion   an object in motion will stay in motion, an object at rest will stay at rest  
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Newton's Second Law of Motion   acceleration depends on mass and amount of force applied F= m x a  
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Newton's Third Law of Motion   For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction  
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Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced by nature   Nonrenewable resources  
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Resources that can be replaced as they are used   Renewable resources  
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What is found in the nucleus of an atom?   Protons and neutrons  
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What did Democritus, Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr all have in common?   contributed a part to current atomic theory  
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Were are electrons likely to be found?   surrounding the outside of the nucleus in an electron cloud  
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Smallest particle into which an element can be divided   atom  
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In an atom, the part with the least mass   electrons  
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Where metalloids are located on the periodic table   between metals and nonmetals  
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What the components of a block on the periodic table   chemical symbol - the name of the elementatomic number - number of protonsatomic mass/weight - weight of an atom(found by adding protons and neutrons together)  
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Definition of physical science   the study of matter and energy; the study of non-living things  
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List the steps in the scientific method   observationrecognize the problemform a hypothesisanalyze the datadraw conclusionsshare results(Ralph Fell To Another Death Suddenly)  
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What we use to gather observations   our senses  
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Define observation   using the senses to describe the natural world  
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Define inference   an explanation based on facts, but not direct observations.  
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Key ingredient in an hypothesis   it must be testable  
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Independent variable   the variable that is changed  
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Dependent variable   the variable that is not being measuredthe result that depends on the independent variable  
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Constant   the variables that are kept the same  
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control   the standard for comparisonthe "normal" condition  
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Tools to analyze data   Charts and graphs  
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Scientific theory   A set of ideas that tie together many observations  
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Scientific law   Descrrbes how some part of nature acts under certain conditions  
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The section of a science fair project that answers whether or not the hypothesis was supported   conclusion  
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Two factors necessary for a valid experiment   multiple trialscan be done (replicated) by others  
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Two ways a hypothesis can be written   if...thenI predict...  
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Arsenic (As) ... metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?   metalloid  
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