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Quarter Exam; Chapters 1-6 Flashcards

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1
Q

best conductor of electricity

A

silver

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2
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man’s most useful metal

A

iron

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3
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liquid at room temperature

A

mercury

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4
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source for nuclear power

A

uranium

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5
Q

Pumice

A

igneous

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6
Q

Limestone

A

sedimentary

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7
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used to make pencils

A

graphite

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8
Q

rarest gemstone

A

ruby

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9
Q

rocklike object that looks like a mudball

A

geode

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10
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fish that looks like a snake

A

moray eel

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11
Q

reefs are made from these

A

coral polyps

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12
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mammal that looks like a fish

A

whale

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13
Q

small crustacean; scavenger

A

shrimp

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14
Q

largest flying bird

A

wandering albatross

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15
Q

“wing-footed”

A

pinniped

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16
Q

most poisonous fish

A

stonefish

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17
Q

mollusk with two shells hinged together

A

bivalve

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18
Q

energy of motion

A

kinetic energy

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19
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devices that convert energy from natural sources into useful work

A

engines

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20
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result of a force moving an object

A

work

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21
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stored energy

A

potential energy

22
Q

energy that is released when atoms are either split apart or joined together

A

atomic energy

23
Q

Label the parts of the steam engine

A 
wheel
cylinder
connecting rod
piston
piston rod
24
Q

explain what a transfer of energy is and give an example.

A

You’re on your own in answering this question : )

25
Q

Be able to identify whether or not an example has kinetic or potential energy.

A

kinetic or potentioal

26
Q

force that resists motion

A

friction

27
Q

amount of matter in a nobject

A

mass

28
Q

attraction that exists between any pair of objects

A

gravity

29
Q

push or pull

A

force

30
Q

force that causes electrically charged object to either attract or repel each other

A

electricity

31
Q

everything that take up space and has mass

A

matter

32
Q

water as a gas

A

steam

33
Q

state of matter that has shape

A

solid

34
Q

boiling point of water

A

212 degrees F

35
Q

state of matter that has no definite shape

A

liquid

36
Q

point at which a substance changes from liquid to gas

A

boiling point

37
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the tendency of gases to float away and spread themselves out thinly in their surrounding

A

diffusion

38
Q

substance changes from a liquid to a solid

A

freezing point

39
Q

point at which a solid changes into a liquid

A

melting point

40
Q

when an animal blends in with its surroundings

A

camouflage

41
Q

bending of light

A

refraction

42
Q

immature insect that looks like an adult

A

nymph

43
Q

bouncing back of light

A

reflection

44
Q

animal moves from place to place with changing seasons

A

migrating

45
Q

object that makes its own light

A

luminous

46
Q

active at night

A

nocturnal

47
Q

light can pass straight through an object

A

transparent

48
Q

eats meat

A

carnivore

49
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object that does not allow light to pass through

A

opaque

50
Q

largest group of mammals

A

rodents

51
Q

plant eaters

A

herbivores

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