Science Flashcards

(68 cards)

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What must matter have?

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Mass and Volume

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What is Mass?

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Substance - Amt of matter contained in an object

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What is Volume?

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Amount of space an object takes

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What is Density?

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Measure of how light or heavy something is for its size.

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What is the formula for Density?

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Mass/Volume

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6
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The tighter the molecules the…..

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Denser the matter

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What are substances which can’t be broken down into something simpler

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Element

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8
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What is a compound?

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When elements combine together

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What are atoms?

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Tiny particles that make up all matter

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What are the parts of an atom?

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Protons, Neturons and Electrons

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What is the center of an atom called?

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Nucleus

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What is in the nucleus of an atom

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Protons and Neutrons

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13
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What moves around the nucleus in the atom?

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Electrons

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14
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Which part of an atom is positive

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Protons

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15
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Which part of an atom is negative?

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Electrons

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16
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Which part of an atom neutral

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Neutrons

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17
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True/False - the # of neutrons equals the # of electrons?

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True

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18
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What is temperature?

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It is a measure of the speed with which atoms and molecules move (kinetics energy)

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19
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Heat is a measurement of…..

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Of the total energy

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20
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What type of force requires direct contact?

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Contact Force

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21
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What force does not require contact?

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At-a-distance force

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22
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What is light?

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It is energy with low weight and low density.

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23
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Optics is a branch of what science?

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Physics studies lights.

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24
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Different types of energy

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Chemical
Electrical
Magnetic
Mechanical
Nuclear
Radiant/light
Solar
Sound
Thermal
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What is chemical energy?
Energy stored in things like food, fossil fuels, and explosives
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What is nuclear energy?
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
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What is electrical energy
Made by the flow of a electrical charge through a conductor
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What are the 3 layers of the earth
Core Mantle Crust
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What is the inner core
Solid High pressure Does not rotate
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What is the outer core made of
Melted | Rotate
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What is convection currents?
Heat from the core develops and rises to the earths crust which causes the plates to move
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How do volcanoes form
When magma rises and breaks through the earths crust called lava
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3 types of rocks
Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic
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What is runoff
Rainfalls so fast the soil cant absorb it
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What is percolation
Downward movement of water through the soil in the ground
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What is leaching
Process in which materials in soil are transferred into the water
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3 ways heat transfers through the earth system
Radiation Conduction Convection
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8 planets
``` Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune ```
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Celestial bodies
``` Pluto Comets Asteroids Meteors Stars Moons ```
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What are the 6 criteria to be considered living
``` made up of cells obtain & use energy grow and develop reproduce respond to stimuli in environment adapt to environment ```
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What are the 8 levels of taxonomy
``` (king philip came over for good soup) Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species ```
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All cells contain
Cell membranes cytoplasm organelles Dna
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What are cell membranes
surround cell
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What are cytoplams
inside the cell
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What are organelles
carries out life process
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What is DNA
Contains gentic information
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Name the Scientific Process
``` question observation hypothesize predict test conclude ```
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Does a Prokaryotic cell have a necleus
No nucleus
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Does a Eukaryotic cell have a necleus
Contains a nucleus
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Are molecules matter?
yes
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Name 3 At-a-distance forces
gravitational electrical nuclear force
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How is sound wave's produced
by sonar
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Name 2 types of crust
Oceanic and continental
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What causes plate tectonics
convection currents
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What is sedimentary rock
formed by the ccumulation of rocks that fuse together to make a new rock
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What is igneous rocks
formed from the cooling of magma
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what is metamorphic rock
rock transformed through change in environment like burial (slate, gneiss and marble)
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Is water a renewable resource
no
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What is a stratus cloud
horizontal and layered clouds, blanket like
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What is a cumulus cloud
puffy cotton balls
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what is a cirrus cloud
wispy and feathery
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What is a nimbus cloud
produces precipitation
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Who is the 1st American to orbit earth
John glenn
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Who is the 1st American to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong
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Who is the 1st american to be launched into space
Alan Shepard
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what is a theory
well validated and well supported explanation of some aspect
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what is a Hypothesis
tentative and testable insight
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what is a law
truthful explanation