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Matter
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the tiny particles that make up all things. substances that stay the same size and the same shape. The molecules in most solids are tightly packed.. changes from a liquid into a gas. the solid, liquid, and gas forms of matter. changes from a solid into a liquid.
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Moderately Challenging
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Matter
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describes how much matter is in a given space. the smallest particle of an element. a substance containing two or more molecules . a change when a new kind of matter is formed . when a solid becomes a liquid .
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Melting Ice
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Sunlight is ( ) by pollution, like carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.. The more ( ) are in the atmosphere, the more heat gets trapped.. One of the major greenhouse gases. Car is one of the main sources.. Trees, water, oil, etc.. ( ) are rising due to melting of glaciers..
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Mercury Vocabulary
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the outer part of the element. A famous place where mercury is located has a famous mine. A famous mine in Spain. They used mercury in their tombs. Mercury atomic number.
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Microbiology
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Use a PENCIL to complete. Try to fill in the ones you know first, then refer to your textbooks.
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Also known as germs or microbes. Bacteria that causes disease/ harmful to the body. The common cold, hepatitis, and measles are an example of this type of disease. Clients showing signs of contagious disease or condition should be referred to a. Bacteria that causes strep throat and blood poisoning; pus forming.
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Microbiology
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Determine the words that are associated with each hint. For names, only use the last name.
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The name of the scientist who invented a set of postulates that's purpose was to associate specific organisms with a specific disease . the ability of an organism to inflict damage on a host; an organism's ability to cause disease. a measure of pathogenicity. species of microbes that are always present on or in another organism. the science of the incidence, distribution and spread of disease in a community.
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Microorganism
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the active ingredient that is oshothane. nutrients required in trace. to stain, soil, corrupt e.t.c. by contact. juvenile insect. abbreviation Emulsifiable concentrate.
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Microorganismos
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un organismo unicelular, microscópico (solo se puede ver con un microscopio), no tiene núcleo. un ser unicelular vivo de tamaño microscópico (solo se pude ver con un microscopio). un tipo de Protista , organismo unicelular. problema de la salud causada por bacterias o virus. un organismo que puede tener características de plantas, hongos (fungus), y animales..
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Minerals
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95% earths crust. break along flat surfaces. color of fine powder . do not break along flat surfaces. gold and silver diamond example of .
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Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness
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The scale ranges from one to _______.. The scale was developed in ___________.. Friedrich Mohs was a _______ minerologist. . The softest mineral on the scale is _______.. Ten being the ________..
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Older Children
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Moon Phases and Seasons
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When the moon is behind the sun and not visible. When a planet or moon goes around a sun or planet. When the sun is getting blocked out by the moon.
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Teenage
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Mother Nature
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Environment
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the atmosphere has a difficulty breathing. a nuclear waste substance that is harmful. rainfall that contains atmospheric pollution. contamination of rivers, lakes, and oceans. a localized source of air.
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Motion
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a space between objects, units, points, or states. the change in position of an object. a force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact. the speed of an object in a particular direction. a system for specifying the precise location of objects in space and time.
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Teenage
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Motion
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an object's change in position relative to a reference point . negative acceleration is also called. an action exerted on a body in order to change the body's state of rest or motion. speed along with direction is called . a force that opposes motion.
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Older Children
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Multicellular Primary Producers
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through meiosis this diploid produces haploid cells. an area in the Atlantic that gets its name from a certain type of weed . diploid spores produced by the carposporophyte. an example of this is a life history with two generations. spores that have flagella for movement.
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an anatomical feature that has no purpose. the process from organisms learning from their environment.. an interval of geologic time. the branch of science concerned with the structure of humans and animals. an unborn or unhatched offspring..
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Natural Science
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to pull something to make it longer. a system that provides a path for the transfer of electricity. a material that returns quickly to its original shape after it has been bent or stretched. to put something out. to squash something and make it flat.
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Natural Selection
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The term used to describe a species that is geographically separated.. The term that describes how offspring vary in traits / genes.. The person who discovered the theory of how evolution occurs.. The name of inherited traits that help a organism's survival.. A term used to describe a trait that you take in or get from your parents..
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Natural Selection
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The various cells, tissues, or the organs in a body that no longer serve or function. . Industrial material supplied by nature.. Being or relating in geologic time from 251 to 66 billions of years ago.. A bodily structure from a plant or an animal . The development of cells from a vertebrate animal. .
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NATURE OF MAGNETISM
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leading stones. unlike pole. south seeking pole. from lodestones. have the ability to attract materials that are magnetic in nature.
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Nature of Science
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factor in a controlled experiment that is deliberately changed; also called manipulated variable. experiment in which only one variable is changed. well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypotheses, and enables scientists to make accurate predictions about new situations. . a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience. process by which scientific papers are reviewed by anonymous, independent experts. To determine whether or not the paper will be published. .
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Nature of Science - Unit 1
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This is the variable under study. It is the one that is manipulated or changed during the course of the experiment.. the group in an experiment or study that does not receive treatment by the researchers and is then used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do. This is the variable to be observed and measured. The value of this variable depends on the independent variable.. the study of the structure, properties, and change of matter.. Process that uses observation and investigation to gain knowledge about events in nature..
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Newton's First Law Puzzle
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A Crossword Puzzle for Newton's First Law
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Movement.. The force that when something stops, it wats to keep going ex: slam on the breaks in the car, body flys forward.. A rule.. A push or a pull.. the speed and direction of an object..
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Older Children
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Newton's law
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5.Ratio of change in distance to time.. 8.Ratio of displacement to time.. 4.State when net force is zero.. 1.It is a measure of force exerted by gravity on mass.. 7.Ratio of total distance to total time..
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Newton's Laws
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changing position. push or pull. speed in one direction. force of rubbing objects. steepness.
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Newton's Laws Motion
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the result of unbalanced forces. resistance to change. push or pull. speed of an object, but in a specific direction. every object persists in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed on it ..
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Newton's Laws of Motion
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Law of actions and reactions. What Newton's laws are about. Alternate name for first law of motion. Law of more, more force. Rockets need more __ that a pencil.
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Nickel
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Nickel does not __________ in plants and animals.. In open pit mining ______ after layer of ore is removed.. Scientists believe that an iron-nickel mix makes up the earth's ______ core.. Nickel is mined in ________, Russia, Canada, Cuba, South Africa and New Caledonia.. Open pit mining is used when the overburden is close to the ________..
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Nitrogen Cycle
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nitrates are changed to nitrites and then to nitrogen gas and ammonia.. organisms in the soil involved in every step of the nitrogen cycle.. organisms that help fix nitrogen into a usable form.. chemical element atomis number 7 with symbol N.. plant organisms involved in getting nitrogen gas into nitrate..
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No Signs of Life on Mars Yet
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weather conditions of a region,sunshine, cloudiness, and winds. to send,to pass or spread to another. to inspect carefully. to point out or point to,to show. end; aim; goal.
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Non-Renewable Energy Resources
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an energy source that cannot be replaced of regenerated and will therefore run out. examples include coal, oil and natural gas. rainwater that is more acidic than normal rain due to the release of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides . the material, usually uranium, that undergoes nuclear fission and is the source of heat in nuclear power stations. the splitting of an atomic nucleus, which releases large amounts of energy.
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Not Everything in the Lab is a Rat
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Joe's specialty: ____ culture research. Biological catalyst. Difference between the highest and lowest values of a data set. Solution made of an acid and a conjugate base. Famous 'madame'.
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Nuclear Energy
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We have to get rid of_________waste from nuclear energy.. Energy released by reactions with atomic nuclei.. The nations of the world now have more than enough nuclear_______to kill every person on earth.. All aorund the world.. The country where nuclear energy is produced and used the most..
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Nuclear Energy
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the process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity. a device in which a fission chain reaction can be initated. the spontaneous decay of disintegration of an unstable atomic nucleus . the basic unit of a chemical element. the central most important part of an object.
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Nuclear Energy
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material used to protect people from ionizing radiation. expense to get fuel ready to use in a power plant. energy from heat inside the Earth. not able to be replaced; Ex. fossil fuels. 11 to 15 foot long tube containing fuel pellets.
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OERSTED DISCOVERY
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pointed where the direction on magnetic field. where could magnetic field deflected. discovered current carrying conductor (4pts.). region which is less than a millimeter in length. simple device.
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Organelles
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tiny organelles that link amino acids together to form protein.. small membrane-bound sacs that divide some materials from the rest of the cytoplasm and transport these materials place to place within the cell. . contists of closely layered stacks of membrane-enclosed spaces that process, sort and deliver proteins.. a network of proteins that is constantly changing to meet the needs for the cell.. stores most of the genetic information, or DNA in our cells..
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Organelles
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site of photosynthesis. contains nucleus. links amino acids. waxy substance used to prevent tails from sticking together. puts finishing touches and transports.
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Organic chemistry
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same number of atoms different structure. Alkane with 8 carbons . made of hydrocarbons, can be seperated. snap something in two. .... combustion - not sufficient oxygen.
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Organic Chemistry
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made of hydrogen and carbons. a new group attaches to a molecule in a reaction. the maximum amount of bonds carbon can form with itself or other elements. in addition to C and H, organic compounds also contain oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, and ___. five Carbon chain with a aldehyde group.
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Organisms and the Environment
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an organism that makes its own food. the ways in which the organisms in an ecosystem interact with one another according to what they eat. a community and its physical environment. a single organism in an environment. an organism in a community that must eat to get the energy it needs.
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Osteology
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Anatomy of Head & Neck
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Houses the pituitary gland. Area of skeleton where bones are joined to each other. This bone assists in forming the nasal conchae. Site of junction between 2 or more bones; moveable articulation. Narrow cleftlike opening.
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Our Solar System
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Occurs when Earth intersects a cometary orbit and comet particles burn up as they enter Earth's upper atmosphere. Form of hydrogen with both liquid and metallic properties that exists as a layer in the Jovian atmosphere. Ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; defines the shape of a planet's elliptical orbit. Large, gaseous planet that is very cold at its surface; has ring systems, many moons, and lacks solid surfaces—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Region of the space that lies outside the orbit of Neptune, 30 to 50 AU from the Sun, where small solar system bodies that are mostly rock and ice probably formed.
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Outer Space
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Meteroids are also called this. The name for a collection of million of stars. this is no longer considered a planet. the hottest planet. planet with the biggest rings.
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Painted Lady Butterfly Life Cycle
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hard shell on a larva that comes off (molts). also called the pupa. to come out of. usually a caterpillars first meal. to change shape or form.
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Paleontology
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First time period of Paleozoic era. Constituting a piece of evidence. Scientist who studies fossils. remove earth carefully to find buried remains. break-up of Pangea continued .
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Paleontology
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what a person uses to dig. a person who studies old items found in the ground. what old items found in the ground are called. they are white and hard and found in our skeleton . type of dinosaur that only eats plants .
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Older Children
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Parts of the Microscope
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located on the side of the frame, used to adjust the focus of the microscope. small platform where the specimen is mounted for examination . light or mirror that projects light through the diaphragm. holds the slide in place on the stage. the lens or system of lenses in a microscope that is nearest the object being viewed.
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Parts of the Microscope
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Where the slide is placed on. Without this you'll be in the dark. Moves field of view left and right (horizontal). Not the largest or smallest view area. Used to fine tune the focus on the specimen.
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Pathology
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CELLS WITH THE ABILITY TO DEVELOP INTO DIFFERENT CELL TYPES. TYPE OF FIXATIVE FOR TISSUE. THREE OF FOUR BASIC TISSUE TYPES. HISTOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF. THE LINING OF BLOOD AND LYMPHATIC VESSELS.
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