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A substance composed of only one atom

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An element

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

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A molecule

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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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This is the speediest planet

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Mercury

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This planet is often called the MorningStar

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Venus

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This planet’s largest moon is Ganymede

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Jupiter

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This planet is best known for its rings

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Saturn

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This planet was discovered by the Hershels

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Uranus

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A measure of the pull of gravity on an object

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Weight

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The amount of matter that makes up an object

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Mass

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The metric unit used to measure an object’s mass

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Gram

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The tiny particles that all matter is composed of

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Atoms

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The name given to the number of protons in an element

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The atomic number

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Positively charged particles found in the nucleus

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Protons

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Negatively charged particles found in an atom

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Electrons

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Lacking an electrical charge

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Neutral

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

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A shell

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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

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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

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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

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A single rise or depression in a wave

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Pulse

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The bending of any wave direction at the boundary between two wave 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

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Large crowds 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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The core

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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 is a…

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Galaxy

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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 Northstar is also known as this

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Polaris

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A volcano formed by alternating layers of tephra and lava. Mount Saint Helens is an example

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A composite volcano

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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.

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A shield volcano

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

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A Cinder cone volcano

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A scientist who studies the structure of the earth

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A geologist

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Any trembling or shaking of the Earth’s crust

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An earthquake

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Magma that has reached the Earth’s surface

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Lava

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Rock that is formed by sand and mineral particles pressed together is this type of rock

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Sedimentary

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Rock that has been changed by heat or pressure into a new kind of rock is called this kind of rock

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Metamorphic

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The process of arranging animals are other things into groups according to their similarities is this

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Classification

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All insects have this many distinct body regions

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Three

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This is the ability of a crustacean to grow back lost body parts

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Regeneration

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Animals that have jointed appendages, segmented bodies, and external skeletons

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Crustaceans

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Spiders belong to a different class than insect and are known as this

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Arachnids

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Know these parts of a flower

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Ovule
Sepal
Pistil
Stamen
Petal

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