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6th Grade Science Test 11 Flashcards

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1
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a tiny group of two or more atoms that are bonded tightly together

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molecule

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a substance composed of only one atom

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element

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substances that are composed of more than one type of atom bonded together

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compounds

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anything that takes up space and has mass

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matter

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the amount of matter in one unit of volume

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density

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6
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the speediest planet

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mercury

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often called the morning star

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Venus

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the planet whose largest moon is Ganymede

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Jupiter

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best known for its rings

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Saturn

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10
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discovered by the Herschels

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Uranus

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11
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a measure of the pull of gravity on an object

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weight

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12
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the amount of matter that makes up an object

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mass

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13
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the metric unit used to measure an object’s mass

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gram

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14
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the tiny particles that all matter is composed of

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atoms

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15
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the name given to the number of protons in an element

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atomic number

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16
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positive particles found in the nucleus

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protons

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17
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negative particles found in an atom

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electrons

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18
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lacking an electrical charge

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netural

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19
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formed by electrons that are in orbit at about the same distance from the nucleus

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shell

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20
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the chemical reaction that occurs when a substance reacts rapidly with oxygen

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combustion

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the first man to set foot on the moon

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Neil Armstrong

22
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the man who discovered that white light is a combination of many colors

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Sir Isaac Newton

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the first man to travel in space

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Yuri Gagarin

24
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the first American to orbit the earth

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John Glenn

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the man known as the “Father of Modern Rocketry”

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Robert Goddard

26
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a single rise or depression in a wave

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pulse

27
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the bending of any wave direction at the boundary between two wav media

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refraction

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an orbit that allows a satellite to remain in the same spot above the earth at all times

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geostationary

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a back and forth motion that repeatedly follows the same pattern

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oscillation

30
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the length of one complete wave or cycle of oscillation

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wavelength

31
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large clouds of gas and dust floating in space

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nebulae

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the hot center of the sun

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core

33
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the brightest star in the night sky

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Sirius

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a star system containing from millions to billions of stars

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galaxy

35
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the hottest region of the sun’s atmosphere

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corona

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found in the constellation Ursa Minor, the North Star is also known as

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Polaris

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volcano formed by alternating layers of tephra and lava. Mt. St. Helens is an example

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composite volcano

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volcano formed from large amounts of very fluid lava that built up gradually. The Hawaiian Islands were formed but his type of volcano.

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shield volcano

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volcano formed by eruptions of mostly tephra and very little lava. Paricutin is an example.

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cinder cone volcano

40
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a scientist who studies the structure of the earth

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geologist

41
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any trembling or shaking of the earth’s crust

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earthquake

42
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magma that has reached the earth’s surface

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lava

43
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rock that is formed by sand and mineral particles pressed together

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sedimentary rock

44
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rock that has been changed by heat or pressure into a new kind of rock

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metamorphic rock

45
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the process of arranging animals or other things into groups according to their similarities

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classification

46
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all insects have __ distinct body regions

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three

47
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the ability of a crustacean to grow back lost body parts

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regeneration

48
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animals that have jointed appendages, segmented bodies, and external skeletons

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crustaceans

49
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spiders belong to a different class than insects and are known as

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arachnids

50
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Be able to identify the five main parts of a flower on a diagram.

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ovule
sepal
pistil
stamen
petal

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