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Mon April10 Review

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Who created the polio vaccine?   Jonas Salk  
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Who created the smallpox vaccine?   Edward Jenner  
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Who created the rabies vaccine?   Louis Pasteur  
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What is pasteurization?   a way to make food and drink safe to drink by killing harmful bacteria  
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What is a vaccine?   A shot that you get which contains a small amount or a weakened version of a disease that prevents you from getting that disease  
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What is influenza?   the flu, a sickness that is caused by a virus  
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What important contribution to medicine did Jonas Salk make?   He created the polio vacccine  
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What contribution did Edward Jenner make toscience?   He created the smallpox vaccine  
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What contribution did Louis Pasteur make to science?   created the rabies vaccine and invented pasteurization, which is a way to kill harmful bacteria in food and drink  
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What important contribution did Alexander Fleming make to science?   he discovered penicillin  
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What does penicillin do?   destroys harmful bacteria in the body  
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Which weather instrument measures air pressure?   barometer  
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Which weather instrument measures wind speed?   anemometer  
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Which weather instrument measures wind direction?   wind vane or weather vane  
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Which weather instrument measures humidity in the air?   hygrometer  
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What kind of weather should you expect when there is high air pressure?   clear skies / happy weather  
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What does a barometer measure?   air pressure  
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What is humidity?   the amount of water vapor in the air  
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What kind of weather should you expect when there is low air pressure?   cloudy, rainy, lousy weather  
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What does a wind vane (or weather vane) measure?   wind direction  
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What does an anemometer measure?   wind speed  
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What does a hygrometer measure?   humidity (water vapor) in the air  
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Which weather instrument measures air temperature?   thermometer  
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What kind of process forms deltas, alluvial fans, sandbars, sand dunes, and volcanic islands?   constructive  
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What is is called when rocks are broken down?   weathering  
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How are U shaped valleys formed?   movement of glaciers, moving sediment and rock  
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What does a thermometer measure?   air temperature  
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What kind of process forms valleys, canyons, cliffs, and sea arches?   destructive  
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How are V shaped valleys formed?   rivers flowing, removing sediment  
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How are canyons formed?   rivers moving sand and sediment  
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What is it called when sediment, soil, or sand is moved by wind, water, or ice?   erosion  
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What kind of adaptation includes examples such as camouflage and hibernation?   structural (physical)  
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What kind of adaptation includes examples such as a deer running, a cat hissing, and a turtle going into his shell?   behavioral  
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What is it called when an animal goes into a long period of inactivity?   hibernation  
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What is it called when an animal or a group of animals move from place to place?   migration  
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When an animal looks like another animal that may be dangerous or poisonous in order to protect itself, it is called what?   mimicry  
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What is it when an animal blends into its surroundings, making it difficult to see?   camoflage  
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What does putting salt on ice do?   lowers the freezing point of water  
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When electricity is passed through a wire coiled around an iron core (such a nail or screw), it creates what?   an elecromagnet  
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More coils in an electromagnet causes the electromagnet to become what?   stronger  
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When solid turns to a liquid   melt / melting point  
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When gas turns to a liquid   condensation  
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The two changes of state that require ADDING energy (heat)   melting & evaporation  
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When liquid turns to gas   evaporation / boiling point  
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When liquid turns to a solid   freezing  
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The two changes of state that require TAKING AWAY energy (heat)   condensation & freezing  
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A unicellular ocean animal   zooplankton  
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Which scientist discovered that you should disinfect hands and medical tools before operations to get rid of bacteria?   Joseph Lister  
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What kind of material can be hammered into thin sheets, conducts electricity and heat, and is usually shiny?   metals  
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What is the composition of the four inner planets?   rocky  
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A unicellular ocean plant   phytoplankton  
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What is the largest planet?   Jupiter  
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What is the composition of the four outer planets?   gas  
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Which planet has the shortest orbit?   Mercury  
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How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution around the sun?   365 1/4 days  
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How long does it take the moon to make one revolution around the Earth?   28 days  
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How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis?   24 hours  
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The amount of space an object takes up is   volume  
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What does the word SCARCE mean?   very little, not a lot  
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What is a DROUGHT?   no rain for a long period of time  
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What does the word CONCERN mean?   worry, problem, issue  
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What does the word ACCURATE mean?   correct, right  
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What part of the cell controls the cell's activities?   nucleus  
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What part of the cell controls what goes into and out of the cell?   cell membrane  
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What part of the cell stores water and waste?   vacuole  
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What part of the cell make the energy for the cell?   mitochondria  
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What part of a PLANT CELL ONLY helps make the food for the cell?   chloroplast  
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What part of a PLANT CELL only gives the cell its structure and rigid shape?   cell wall  
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Which kind of cell can more easily change shape?   animal cell because it doesn't have a cell wall  
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Two or more atoms make a what?   molecule  
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Two or more elements make a what?   compound  
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What is every single thing in the universe made of?   atoms  
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What do ALL living things have?   cells  
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A material that you cannot see through and light cannot go through is?   opaque  
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Soil that is mostly composed of organic material is called what?   humus  
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Material that light can partially go through and you can partly see through   translucent  
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What kind of soil has the smallest particles?   clay  
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Material that light can go completely through and you can see through   transparent  
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Is water a conductor or insulator of electricity?   conductor  
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What is the one thing that you can change in an experiment called?   independent variable  
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Which scientific tool can measure both mass in grams and force in newtons?   spring scale  
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What are some problems with regular spray irrigation?   the water is wasted due to runoff and evaporation  
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What are some things you can do to speed up dissolving a substance?   smaller particles, heated liquid, and stirring  
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What is a primary consumer?   the first animal in a food chain - always a herbivore  
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What kind of animal is always first in a food chain?   herbivore  
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One animal that reproduces asexually or sexually, which is unusual is a what?   komodo dragon  
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In one year, how many times will the moon make a revolution around the Earth?   approximately 12 times  
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What kind of vertebrate starts out with gills and lives in the water, and grows lungs and moves onto land in adulthood?   amphibian  
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An animal with a backbone is called what?   vertebrate  
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Name the groups of vertebrates.   amphibian, bird, fish, mammal, reptile  
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Minerals are composed of what?   Elements  
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What is the color a mineral leaves behind on a tile??   streak  
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What is the property of minerals that tells how easily or hard it is to scratch it?   hardness  
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What is it when a mineral breaks along straight, even lines?   cleavage  
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What is it when a mineral breaks along jagged, uneven lines?   fracture  
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What layer of the earth contains all the water on Earth?   hydrosphere  
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What layer of the atmosphere contains all the weather?   troposphere  
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What layer of the atmosphere is farthest from Earth?   exosphere  
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What layer of the atmosphere has the greatest air pressure?   troposphere  
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What is the thin layer of rock at the top of the mantle?   lithosphere  
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What is the inner core composed of?   solid iron and nickel  
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What is the thickest layer of the Earth?   mantle  
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Which property of matter tells how it feels to the touch?   texture  
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On a time / distance line graph, how do you know when the object or person has stopped moving?   the line is straight  
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What is the name for the relationship between two organisms who help each other?   mutualism  
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What are rain, snow, sleet, and hail examples of?   precipitation  
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What tool can be used to separate the solute from a liquid?   a hotplate  
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What do we call an animal that gets hunted by another animal?   prey  
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What is a special kind of mixture that has something dissolved in liquid?   solution  
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What do we call an animal that hunts another animal for food?   predator  
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What does the word LACK mean?   doesn't have, not there  
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What does the word SIGNIFICANT mean?   important  
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What are some examples of precipitation?   rain,snow, sleet, hail  
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Name some organs that are in the respiratory system.   lungs, diaphragm, trachea bronchial tubes  
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Name some organs that are in the digestive system.   esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine  
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What does the word CONSERVE mean?   save; not waste  
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