Grade 6 Chapters 1-6 Flashcards
A substance composed of only one atom
An element
A tiny group of two or more atoms that are bonded tightly together
A molecule
Substances that are composed of more than one type of atom bonded together
Compounds
Anything that takes up space and has mass
Matter
The amount of matter in one unit of volume
Density
This is the speediest planet
Mercury
This planet is often called the MorningStar
Venus
This planet’s largest moon is Ganymede
Jupiter
This planet is best known for its rings
Saturn
This planet was discovered by the Hershels
Uranus
A measure of the pull of gravity on an object
Weight
The amount of matter that makes up an object
Mass
The metric unit used to measure an object’s mass
Gram
The tiny particles that all matter is composed of
Atoms
The name given to the number of protons in an element
The atomic number
Positively charged particles found in the nucleus
Protons
Negatively charged particles found in an atom
Electrons
Lacking an electrical charge
Neutral
Formed by electrons that are in orbit at about the same distance from the nucleus
A shell
The chemical reaction that occurs when a substance reacts rapidly with oxygen
Combustion
The first man to set foot on the moon
Neil Armstrong
The man who discovered that white light is a combination of many colors
Sir Isaac Newton
The first man to travel in space
Yuri Gagarin
The first American to orbit the earth
John Glenn
The man known as the “Father of Modern Rocketry.”
Robert Goddard
A single rise or depression in a wave
Pulse
The bending of any wave direction at the boundary between two wave media
Refraction
An orbit that allows a satellite to remain in the same spot above the earth at all times
Geostationary
A back and forth motion that repeatedly follows the same pattern
Oscillation
Large crowds of gas and dust floating in space
Nebulae
The hot center of the sun
The core
The brightest star in the night sky
Sirius
A star system containing from millions to billions of stars is a…
Galaxy
The hottest region of the sun’s atmosphere
Corona
Found in the constellation Ursa Minor the Northstar is also known as this
Polaris
A volcano formed by alternating layers of tephra and lava. Mount Saint Helens is an example
A composite volcano
A volcano formed from the large amounts of very fluid lava that built up gradually. The Hawaiian Islands were formed by this type of volcano.
A shield volcano
This volcano is formed by eruptions of mostly tephra and very little lava. Paricutin is an example
A Cinder cone volcano
A scientist who studies the structure of the earth
A geologist
Any trembling or shaking of the Earth’s crust
An earthquake
Magma that has reached the Earth’s surface
Lava
Rock that is formed by sand and mineral particles pressed together is this type of rock
Sedimentary
Rock that has been changed by heat or pressure into a new kind of rock is called this kind of rock
Metamorphic
The process of arranging animals are other things into groups according to their similarities is this
Classification
All insects have this many distinct body regions
Three
This is the ability of a crustacean to grow back lost body parts
Regeneration
Animals that have jointed appendages, segmented bodies, and external skeletons
Crustaceans
Spiders belong to a different class than insect and are known as this
Arachnids
Know these parts of a flower
Ovule Sepal Pistil Stamen Petal
