Science Flashcards

1
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Wavelength just shorter than visible light

A

Ultraviolet

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2
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The science of projectiles

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Ballistics

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3
Q

Most malleable and ductile metal

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Gold (Au)

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4
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Elements used in rechargeable batteries

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Nickel (Ni) - Cadmium (Cd)

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5
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Force applied to a body to maintain a circular orbit

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Centripetal force

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6
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Metal which is liquid at room temperature

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Mercury (Hg)

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7
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Fast tropospheric winds

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Jet stream

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8
Q

Mutually beneficial relationship between two animals

A

symbiosis

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9
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Term for a mineral that glows under an ultra-violet light

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Fluorescence

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10
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Grey filament metal with highest melting temperature

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Tungsten (W)

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11
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“Color” Element

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Chromium (Cr)

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12
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Term it takes for radioactivity to decrease by 50%

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Half life

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13
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The study of man

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Anthropology

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14
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Term for water circling around a drain

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Corolis effect

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15
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Atmospheric layer 7 to 30 miles up

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Stratosphere

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16
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Element used to galvanize steel

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Zinc (Zn)

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17
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Ancient science of transmuting metals

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Alchemy

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18
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Particle or packet of light

A

Photon

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19
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Rainy thunder-head type clouds

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Cumulo-nimbus

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20
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The four states of matter

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Solid - Liquid - Gas - Plasma

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21
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Atmosphere’s most abundant element

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Nitrogen (N)

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22
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Lowest ignition point of a vapor

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Flash point

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23
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The study of fossils

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Paleontology

24
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Copper and zinc alloy

25
Father of the atom bomb
Robert Oppenheimer
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The act of splitting atoms
Fission
27
tri-atomic oxygen
Ozone
28
Center of an atom
Nucleus
29
The four forces of nature
Electromagnetic - Gravity - Strong and weak nuclear
30
Materials made from two or more metals
Alloys
31
Earth's most abundant element
Oxygen (O)
32
The science of heat and energy transfer
Thermodynamics
33
Second-lightest element
Helium (He)
34
The solar wind colliding with Earth's magnetc field creates this effect
Northern and Southern lights
35
Negatively charged atomic particle
Electron
36
English scientist who discovered sodium and potassium
Sir Humphry Davy
37
The science of heredity
Genetics
38
The study of past artifacts
Archaeology
39
Heaviest non man-made element
Uranium (U)
40
Wavelength just longer than visible light
Infrared
41
Lightest metal
Lithium (Li)
42
Term for wind speed above 72 miles per hour
Hurricane
43
Earth's most abundant metal
Aluminum (Al)
44
Scientist who proposed the theory of the expanding universe
Edwin Hubble
45
The period between ice ages
Interglacial
46
French scientist of optics and geometry
Rene Descartes
47
Clouds formed by convection
Cumulus
48
The act of joining atoms together
Fusion
49
Light metal used in fighter aircraft
Titanium (Ti)
50
HCL - found in the human stomach
Hydrochloric acid
51
Lightest common metal
Magnesium (Mg)
52
CO2
Carbond dioxide
53
Silver and tin alloy
Pewter
54
The science of sound
Acoustics
55
Element found in bones
Calcium (Ca)
56
Low-lying clouds
Stratus
57
Scientific name for northern lights
Aurora Borealis