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Invertebrates
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Use the clues to fill in the crossword puzzle.
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special purpose of a thing what it is used for. skeleton outside of an organisms body. sea stars, sea cucumbers, sand dollars, . animal without a backbone. pie plates, bicycle wheels.
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Ionic & Metallic Bonding
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the number of ions of opposite charge that surround each ion in a crystal. the force of attraction that holds metals together; it consists of the attraction of free-floating valence electrons for positively charged metal ions. a notation that depicts valence electrons as dots around the atomic symbol of the element. atoms react by gaining or losing electrons so as to acquire the stable electron structure of a noble gas, usually eight valence electrons. a negative ion formed when a halogen atom gains an electron.
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Isaac Newton
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newton's college. look through. last name. first name. occupation.
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J.J. Thomson's Model
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Please complete the crossword below.
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The group of electrons revolving around the nucleus of an atom. Atoms with the same number of protons and a different number of neutrons. Particle with no charge and contributes to the mass of an atom. A vacuum tube generating a focused beam of electrons . Smallest particle of all matter.
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James Clerk Maxwell
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How well do you know James Clerk Maxwell?
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These are considered to be Maxwell's greatest accomplishment.. The University of Edinburgh's highest mathematical honor.. The country in which Maxwell was born.. Maxwell proved the existence of these.. This man said, 'No, I stand on Maxwell's shoulders.'.
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Jane Goodall
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a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.. The great outdoors. A person who studies behivor. a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide scientific and technical assistance, or the like.. The type of monkey Jane Goodall studied..
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John Watson
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psychologist who studied these theories. Experiment done on a young child to fear a rat. Watson believed this could be conditioned with physical restraints. He believed this could be conditioned with positive contact. Who Watson based many of his theories on.
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Knowing Marie Carie
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Marie Curie discovered this new scientific element, starting with p.. What illness is radium used to treat?. what are the invisible rays called that can pass through objects?. What country did Marie come from?. What CITY did Marie study in?.
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Lab Apparatus
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Pick up hot objects with these. To pick up minute substances. Stirs things in beaker. Is used for measuring liquids precisely. To scoop small amounts of chemicals.
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Lab Equipment
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is used for collecting or placing a small amount of liquid . placing objects under the microscope lens. is used for measuring liquids. clothing protection. is used heating.
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Teenage
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Lab Equipment
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Big nail file. Used to dry test tubes. Used for ice baths and gas labs. Puts different things at different heights. Measures liquids.
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Lab Equipment & Safety Rules
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Class B flammable materials.. A ____ ____ has many shallow depressions.. Pick up hot objects with these.. Measures the volume of liquids.. You clean lab equipment with this..
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Lab Expectations
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You can always work on ________________ at any time.. Wash hands in ___________ water.. Girls should tie back long _____________.. You should read the _____________ and follow it closely. . You need to sit down at a _____________ when you are eating. .
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Lab Safety
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prevents injuries and damage. acid can be poured in this but this cannot be poured in acid. something you where on your eyes for protection. wiring or connections not properly covered and protected. a thin glass tube used to hold small amounts of liquid.
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Lab Safety
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Wash your eyes. Hold hot glassware. Protect your clothes. Protects your eyes. Mix your chemicals.
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Landforms
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A deep valley with very steep sides - often carved from the Earth by a river.. Is a long-lasting,slow moving river of ice on land.. Is plant growth up out of the water and mostly anywhere that has water... Wide, relatively flat area of land that has grasses and only a few trees.. This landform is low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river..
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Landscape
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____ goods and services - processes that provide us with storage and recycling of nutrients. When these formed, people developed government, laws and writing. Most energy comes from ______. Human activities can change local and global _____. As urban centers grew, people moved here.
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Lesson in Chemistry
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Iron (II) oxide. gives the percent by mass of each elemant in the compound.. AlN. ferrous oxide. HS.
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Lesson in Chemistry
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Iron (II) oxide. gives the percent by mass of each elemant in the compound.. gain e-. AlN. ferrous oxide.
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Life Cycles
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a hard case that forms around a butterfly larva. occurs when an organism comes out of an egg. a powdery substance made up of fine grains. the change in form as an organism grows into an adult. the start of a new plant's life cycle.
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Life Science
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any living thing. a change in an organism to better fit its ecosystem. an animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator. an inherited behavior that helps animals survive. a body part that helps an organism survive.
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Life Science
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A system that allows the production of offspring.. A system that breaks down food into energy for the body.. A system that regulates the body’s response to stimuli.. A system of glands that make hormones to regulate the body.. A system that is the natural outer covering of an organism..
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Life Science
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A chart or . made of a single cell . The passing of traits from parents to offsprings. A protein that speeds up chemical reactions in a living thing . An organism's genectic make-up, or allele combinations.
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Life Science
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Convert light energy into chemical energy called glucose. Organelle not found in all animal cells. Stores water and nutrients. Plays a role in repair. Controls functions of the cell (reproduction). Less efficient way of making atp, makes 2 - no oxygen use.
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Life Science
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a thick bundle of nerves inside the spine. a nerve that is not part of the central nervous system and receives sensory information from cells. organs such as the skin, eyes, ears, nose, and tongue that gather information from outside the body. organ in the nervous system that sends and receives messages from other organs. part of the nervous system made up of the brain and spinal cord.
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Light
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___ happens when light waves enter a new medium at an ANGLE. this wave is used to make images of tissues and bones. these waves are used to cook food. Cell phones use this wave to transmit signal.. matter that does not transmit any light. You cannot see through this type of ______ objects. Ex: metal, wood, a stack of books.. During _____, light travels through an object.
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Light
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what happens when light travels from one transparent median to another. the angle which the light comes in at. the colour that a green filter transmits. what is behind an opaque object if there is now light shining there. what a red filter does to a blue light.
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Light
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Happens when a light wave bends.. To take in or soak up. (reflect and absorb light)-materials that do not allow light waves to pass through.. The low point of a wave.. Light waves that travel in a straight path..
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Light
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the change in direction of a wave as it changes speed in moving from one medium to another.. electromagnetic radiation that you can see.. a material through which light does not pass.. an optical device that produces a narrow beam of coherent light.. a mirror that curves inward..
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Light and Color
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The process of bending a light ray as it crosses the boundary between two different materials is called ___.. The process that produces light using heat energy is ___.. A form of energy, including all the colors we see, that travels at 300,00 km/s in a vacuum is referred to as ___.. The entire range of electromagnetic waves, including all possible frequencies is known as the ___.. A unit of length equal to one-billionth of a meter is a(n)___..
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Light and Colour
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light given off because of heat. a ray travelling towards a mirror. light without heat. when light bounces. does not let light go through.
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Light and Heat
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gas made from hot water. form. forms when light is blocked. light goes in. helps us see.
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Light and Sound
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the fact or phenomenon of light, radio waves, etc., being bent in passing obliquely through the interface between one medium and another or through a medium of varying density.. is a vibration that propagates as a typically audible mechanical wave of pressure and displacement, through a medium such as air or water. is a region where light from a light source is obstructed by an opaque object. type of wave with the longest wavelength in the EM spectrum. is a spectrum containing the range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation.
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Light Waves
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waves change their speed, causing them to bend. objects that reflect light . light is absorbed . spreads apart light waves . magenta, cyan and yellow .
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Lighting
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Where the light comes from. Long housing containing multiple bulbs emitting light perpendicular to its length.. Spotlight that contains a reflector and that is particularly designed for long throws . Blue and white colored lights. A partial screen used in front of a spotlight to project a shape.
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Linear Motion
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The SI unit of measurement for this is the second (s). Regarded in relation to something else; Depends on point of view or frame of reference; with respect to. Motion under the influence of only gravitational forces. How fast something changes with time. Used in physics to mean 'straight line'.
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Lives of Stars
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Atoms fusing together. A dramatic example of a Red Giant star. A famous supernova. A set amount. Stars born in groups.
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Living and Non Living Things
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A plant that grows in the dessert. Water lilies live in. The number of characteristics a living thing must have. A dog is a ......thing. Animals with a backbone.
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Living Organisms In The Environment
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All living things, even the smallest bacteria, have _______. (10). Organ systems functioning together make up a living _______. (8). Each organism lives in a specialized regional environment within the ecosystem known as the____. (7). The parts of Earth inhabited by living organisms. (9). Living things ______ .(7).
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Living Systems
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A group of specialized cells.. A system that allows the production of offspring.. A process by which a cell splits into two new cells.. A system that breaks down food into energy for the body.. Basic unit of life found in all living things..
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Living Systems
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A group of specialized cells.. A system that allows the production of offspring.. A process by which a cell splits into two new cells.. A system that breaks down food into energy for the body.. Basic unit of life found in all living things..
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Living Things
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Find each of the vocabulary words for the puzzle with the hints given.
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The not-yet-born form of an animal-that develops inside an egg.. Microbes that consist of one cell.. The study of how traits are inherited.. Period of timewhen the dinosaurs and most of their relatives suddenly died out.. Are things such as the color of your hair or eyes and the size and genral shape of your body..
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Magnetic Vocabulary
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an instrument used to determine geographic direction on Earth. an object that keeps its magnetism after it has been magnetized. qualities or characteristics. to draw objects together. the power of a magnet to push or pull other magnetic material.
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Magnetism
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a material or object that produces a magnetic field.. In magnets, opposites _______.. magnetized pieces from iron ore.. the force of attraction or repulsion generated by moving or spinning electric charges.. The distance between the north and south poles of a magnetic circuit. .
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Magnets
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It will help you find your way.. Opposite of 'Repel'.. One of the 'Poles'.. This metal is not magnetic. A magnetic metal..
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Magnets and Magnetism
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If you try to put two like poles together, they will push _________ from each other.. Magnetism can be a pulling or pushing _____________.. Objects stick to a magnet's poles because that is wehre magnetism is __________.. The pull of gravity keeps you on the ______________.. If you were weightless, you would do this. .
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Manned Spaceflight Begins
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______ 1 was the first manned space program?. Mercury 7 astronaut.. First man in space.. first person to perform an EVA. . _____4, first long-duration U.S. spaceflight..
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Marie Curie
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Mama passed away from having this.. City in Poland where she lived.. Big sister.. First woman to be awarded this.. Childhood name before becoming famous..
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Marine Science
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What the humpback whales use to communicate long distance.. Acronym for Classification hierarchy. lobster and seaweed for example.. Type of plate boundary where trenches form.. A circular flow of water..
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Mars
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Deep canyon on Mars that severely dwarfs the Earth's Grand Canyon. These are visible at the north and south poles of Mars. Responsible for Mars's red-colored surface. Primary gas of Mars's atmospheric composition. One of Mars's moons; its name translates to 'terror'.
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