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Science 6 Semester 1

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Observation   act of identifying details of something/someone  
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Inference   conclusion or opinion that is drawn through reasoning (known or assumed)  
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Prediction   to state or tell about in advance (using special knowledge)  
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Qualitative   observations that help provide specifics using your senses (color, shape, texture, smell)  
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Quantitative   observations that involve numbers or amounts (count, weight, measure)  
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How do you measure a liquid using a Graduated Cylinder?   Make sure you are eye level with the level of liquid and read the measurement on the bottom of the curve (meniscus)  
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How do you measure the volume of an irregular object using a Graduated Cylinder?   Using water displacement. Amt of water with object - Amt of water without object = Volume of Object  
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What system of units to all scientist use to measure and communicate results?   Metric System  
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The basic unit of length   meter(m)  
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Mass   Amount of matter in an object  
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The basic unit of mass   kilogram (kg)  
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Volume   Amount of space an object takes up  
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Steps of the Scientific Method   State the problem, Gather Information, Form a Hypothesis, Test the Hypothesis, Analyze the Data, Form a Conclusion, Repeat the Work  
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Experiments   tests done to prove or disprove hypotheses  
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Control Group   used for comparison  
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Experimental Group   used to test the hypothesis  
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4 Parts of a Lab   Problem, Procedure, Observation, Conclusion  
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Variable   any factor in an experiment that changes  
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Independent Variable (IV)   factor that is purposely changed (You change it)  
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Dependent Variable (DV)   factor that changes as a result of the purposely changed factor (The experiment changes it)  
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Constant   any factor in an experiment that is not allowed to change  
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Levels of independent variable   ways the experimenter changes the independent variable  
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Number of repeated trials   how many tiems the experimenter tests each level of independent variable  
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Scientific Title Format   The Effect of IV on DV.  
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Hypothesis Format   If how you change the IV, then how you predict the DV will change.  
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Direct Proportion   If IV increases, then DV increases. If IV decreases, the DV decreases.  
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Inverse Proportion   If IV increases, then DV decreases. If IV decreases, then DV increases.  
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graph   diagram that shows the relationship between two variables  
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Line graph   shows continuous data (Amount, size, concentration, age)  
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Bar graph   show discrete data (kind, type, brand, color)  
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rotation   Earth spinning on its axis  
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revolution   The movement of one object around another object  
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ellipse   oval or elongated circle; shape orbit of the planets  
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What causes seasons?   The tilt of the Earth's axis (tilted towards sun = summer, titled away from sun = winter)  
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solstice   Two days each year when sun is overhead at 23.5 degrees South or North. These are either the longest or shortest days of the year  
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equinox   When neither hemisphere is tilted away from the sun and the days and nights are exactly the same length.  
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causes of day and night   Earth's rotation on its axis  
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Length of 1 of Earths' roations   24 hours (1 day)  
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Lenght of 1 of Earth's revolutions around sun   1 year  
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How does the moon move?   It revovles around the Earth and rotates on tis own axis  
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Causes of the phases of the moon?   The positions of the sun, moon, and Earth and how they line up. The moon reflects the sun's light.  
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8 phases of the moon starting with New Moon   New moon, waxing crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Givous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent  
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lunar eclipse   Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.  
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solar eclipse   Moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth  
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Features of the moon?   Craters- round pits Highlands- mountains Maria- dark, flat areas that used to be flooded with molten rock  
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What are the causes of tides?   Gravity pulls the moom and the earth towards each other.  
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Frequences of tides   Tides occur every 12.5 hours (2/day)  
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Moon Exploration   Apollo 11- Neil Armstrong first person to walk on moon  
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Uses of satellites and space stations   communication, navigation, collecting weather data and research  
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Geocentric Theory   states that Earth is at the center and planets revolve around Earth.  
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Heliocentric Theory   sates that the sun is at the center and planets revolve around sun.  
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Views of Aristotle   Earth was stationary and everything revovled around Earth (geocentric)  
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Views of Ptolemy   Planets moved in little circles that moved in bigger circles around Earth (geocentric)  
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Views of Copernicus   Believed/proposed the heliocentric theory (sun is center and all planets revolve around sun)  
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Galileo's Contributions to Heliocentric Theory   1.) Saw 4 moons revolving around Jupiter, 2.) Discovered Venus when through phases like our moon  
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inertia   The tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight lin or a stationary object ot stay in one place  
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How does the sun get energy?   Nuclear fission- hydrogen atoms join together ot form helium.  
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Layers of sun's atmosphere   photosphere, Chromosphere, Corona  
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Inner Planet Descriptions   small, rocky surfaces, called "terrestrial planets"  
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Name the inner planets   Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars  
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Outer Planet Descriptions   larger, Gas Giants, do not have solid surfaces  
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Name the outer planets   Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune  
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Comet   Chunks of ice and dust that orbit in an elliptical shape. "Dirty Snowball"  
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Asteroid   tiny "planets" bur too small and numerous to name.  
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Location of Asteroid Belt   Between Mars and Jupiter  
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Meteroid   Chunk of rock or dust that usually coms from a comet or asteroid  
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Meterite   Meteroid that makes it through Earth's atmosphere and stikes Earth's surface  
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Meteor   streak of light in the sky when a meteroid burns up.  
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How long does it take the Moon to complete all 8 phases?   29.5 days  
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Why does the moon appear white?   it reflects light from the sun  
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Which planet is made up mostly of water?   Earth  
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Which planet is closest to the sun?   Mercury  
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Which planet is furthest from the sun?   Neptune  
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In general what happens to the temperature and the lenght of each plant's year as you move from the sun outward?   The temperature decreases and the length of the "year" (time to revolve around sun) increases  
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