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1
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what are forces

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push or pull between two objects

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what is a contact force

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contact between two different objects

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what is a non contact force

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attraction or repulsion between two
objects

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4
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what are contact forces

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push, twist, pulling,

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5
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gravitational force =

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non contact force

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6
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is gravity a force

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no

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7
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what are some non contact forces

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Magnetism, electrostatic,

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8
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what do we measure forces in

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newtons (N)

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9
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how do we represent a fore

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arrows

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10
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Measuring the magnitude of a force

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spring balance

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balanced force

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forces acting on an object are balanced perfect there is no resultant force

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unbalanced force

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unbalanced, or resultant, force is acting on an object, its motion will be changing (accelerate in the
direction of the net force)

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If an object has no resultant force acting on it …

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object will remain at rest or continue a constant speed, in a straight line

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14
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what is friction

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opposes the movement between
two objects in contact.

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15
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Friction increases with ….

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surface area

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16
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what is air resistance ( drag )

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force that acts in the opposite direction to an object moving through the air

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17
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what is gravity

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non-contact force that pulls objects towards the centre of the
Earth.

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18
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larger the mass of the objects…

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stronger the force of gravity

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19
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what is mass

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Mass is the amount of matter

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20
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what is weight

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Weight is the force of gravity on a mass

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21
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what do we measure mass in

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grames (G)

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22
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what do we measure weight in

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newtons (N)

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23
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measure mass and weight

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w = m x g
weight = mass x gravity

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24
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what is terminal velocity

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reached mass

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25
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what is a cohesive force

A

force of attraction between
molecules of the same substance

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26
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what is an adhesive force

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force of attraction between
molecules of different substances

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27
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what has the strongest surface tension of any liquid

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water

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28
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what is Buoyancy

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the tendency of an object to float in a fluid

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29
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what is surface tension

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property of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force due to water molecules

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30
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3 field forces

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gravitational, magnetic, electric

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31
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what are atoms made of

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protones, newtons, electrons

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32
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`mrs gren:

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movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrition

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33
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taxonomic ranking:

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classification of different things

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34
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7 levels of classification: ( dear kate…)

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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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35
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the five kingdoms:

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bacteria, animal, plant, protist, fungi

36
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dichromatic key

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mr men, choclate thing

37
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invertebrate:

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animal without a backbone

38
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vertebrate:

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animal with a backbone

39
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amthibian:

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live on land and water, lay eggs in water ( frog, fish )

40
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reptiles;

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live onland, lay hard eggs on land ( lizard, snake )

41
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ectotherm:

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an animal that depends on the wheather for heat and coldness

42
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endotherm:

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has its own body heat and uses that

43
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mammal

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gets pregnant like a human

44
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placental:

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gets pregnant (us, whales, foxes etc

45
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monotremes:

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lay eggs ( only platypus and echidna )

46
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marsupials;

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gives birth and then it climbs into pouch ( grotty kangarro )

47
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abiotic:

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non living ( air, soil, rain )

48
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biotic

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living ( plants, anaimals protists)

49
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food chain:

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shows the flow of enrgy

50
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food web:

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who eats who

51
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apex predators

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the top of the food chain

52
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autotrophs

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make their own food

53
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hetrotrophs

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dont make their own food ( first consumers )

54
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herbivore

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eats plants

55
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carnivore

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eats meat ( usually second or higher in the food chain )

56
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omnivore

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eats plants and meat

57
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food web order:

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producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers

58
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where are tertiary consumers:

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at the top of the food chain

59
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intraspecific competition:

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cometition of the same species

60
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interspecific competition;

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cometition of different species

61
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symbiosis:

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living together

62
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parasitism:

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one good and one bad

63
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mutalism

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good, good

64
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commensalism

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one good and one dosent care

65
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the three adaptions are:

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structural, behavioural, physiological

66
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solar system consists of;

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stars, planets, dawrf planets, comets and astroids

67
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is our solar system part of the milky way?

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yes

68
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what are the order of planets freom the closest to the sun?

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mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupitar,saturn, uranus, neptune

69
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what are stars made out of?

A

gas that give out light

70
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terrestrial planets:

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the 4 closeset planets from the sun, merucry, venus, earth, mars

71
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dawrf planets:

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plamets that are too big to be astroids and too small to be planets

72
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what is a satilite ?

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A satellite is a moon, planet or machine that orbits a planet or star.

73
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what is the astroid belt?

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of space between Mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our Solar System are found orbiting the Sun.

74
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what is the goldilocks zone?

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planets in the zone that arent too hot or too cold

75
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the hottest planet?

A

venus

76
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the earths axis is tilted….

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23.5 degrees to the vertical

77
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the earths axis roates to the..

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left ( anticlockwise )

78
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what is a solar eclipse

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when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun (blocking out
the Sun’s light partially or entirely)

79
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what is a luna eclipse

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when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon ( causing Earth’s shadow to be cast on the Moon)

80
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how many days does it take for the earth to rotate around the sun in eliptical orbit?

A

365 and a quarter

81
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the heliocentric theroy was proposed by who?

A

Aristarchus

82
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who showed more evidence for the sun being revolved around the earth?

A

copernicus

83
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what did Erastosthenes do?

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he was the first person to accurately measure the circumference of the Earth

84
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what did Aryabhatta do?

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he figured out how it takes the earth to revolve around the sun ( a year )

85
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what did Johannes Kepler do?

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he realised that the planets were oval, not round

86
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what did Galileo Gallilei do?

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created the teliscope

87
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issac newton is famous for

A

gravity theroy

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