HMS 6th grade Ocelot team Science Final - Key terms and ideas
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| control group | none of the objects in the group are changed – used to compare
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| weather | the temperature, precipitation, and cloud cover at a particular time and place
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| climate | the average weather of a place over a long period of time
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| tropical climate | climate type that is:
• HOT YEAR ROUND (average temp. over 18 degrees C/ 64 degrees F)
• WET (total of over 150 cm rain per year)
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| anemometer | an instrument used to measure wind speed
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| wind vane | an instrument used to measure wind direction
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| evaporation | the process through which liquid becomes a gas (water vapor)
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| condensation / condense | the process through which gas (water vapor) turns into a liquid
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| gravitational potential energy | a type of potential energy due to an object's position above the earth
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| Law of Conservation of Energy | Energy can be transferred, however, it can never be destroyed.
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| thermal energy | a type of energy associated with heat
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| renewable energy | energy resource formed by nature that can be replaced. examples: wind, solar, hydroelectric, tidal
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| nonrenewable energy | energy resource that cannot be easily replaced by natural processes. examples: petroleum, coal
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| transform/transformation | when energy changes from one type to another
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| absorb | take in or soak up energy
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| reflect | throw back (example: heat, light, or sound) without absorbing
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| wetlands | a land area that:
• WATER - is under water for at least part of the year
• hydric soil - contains saturated soil with little oxygen
• plants - supports the growth of plants adapted to wet conditions and hydric soil
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| hydric soil | • soil that is saturated with water, and has very little oxygen
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| salinity | amount of salt in water
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