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23 Chromosome Pairs

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Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes in each cell.

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46 Chromosomes

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The number of chromosomes in a typical human cell.

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Ammonia

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A compound; NH3

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Animal Kingdom

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Organisms are multi-cellular; have tissues (specialized cells); nucleus in each cell; heterotrophic

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Atom

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The smallest part of an element that is still the element; made of protons, neutrons, electrons

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Beaker

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A glassware used for holding liquids, not for accurate measurements.

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Boiling Point

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The temperature at which a substance will go from a liquid to a gas; the amount of the substance present does not change the boiling point.

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Carbon Dioxide

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Made by cell respiration; used by photosynthesis; greenhouse gas; a compound, CO2

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Cell Membrane

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The border between cell and outside environment; controls what enters and leaves all cells; inside the cell wall if cell wall is present.

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Cell Wall

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The outer layer of plant cell; provides protection and support.

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Cell

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The smallest building block of life; all organisms are composed of cells.

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Chemical Change

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A new substance is made because chemical bonds are made or broken.

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Chloroplast

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Green; found in plants cells; turns sunlight, water, carbon dioxide into sugar (glucose), and oxygen (photosynthesis).

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Chromosome

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A long piece of DNA containing many genes; humans have 48 in a typical cell

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Cilia

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Short hair-like projections on a cell used for movement; paramecium have cilia

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Circulatory System

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The heart, blood, blood vessels; carries oxygen and resources to the body

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Closed System

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This system traps matter from within; mass stays the same in a closed system due to the Law of Conservation of Mass.

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Common Ancestor

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Species that other organisms have evolved from; species trace their lineage back to a common ancestor.

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Compound

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Pure substance where all of the molecules are the same, made up of more than one types of element chemically bonded together.

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Conduction

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Heat transfer through materials coming into direct contact with each other.

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Constant speed

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When something does not change how far it goes every second; straight diagonal line on a graph

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Contour lines

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Markings on a map that show elevation

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Convection Currents

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In liquid, gas, or amorphous solid; heated material becomes less dense and rises; cooled material becomes less dense and sinks; creates winds and plate tectonics.

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Crust

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The thinnest layer of Earth; made of solid rock.

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Cytoplasm

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The cell filling; other organelles found here.

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Decomposers

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Break down materials in food chain; e.i. bacteria, fungi

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Density

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Mass / volume; measures how much mass fits into a given space.

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Digestive system

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Breaks down food into smaller pieces; absorbs nutrients.

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Dominant allele

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Version of a gene that codes for a trait that will show up if allele is present.

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E. coil

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Example of bacteria (unicellular, no nuclei)

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Earth’s Axis

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An imaginary line around which Earth spins; results in direct and indirect sunlight on the Earth, determines seasons

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Earthquake

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Shacking of the crust case by Earth’s tectonics plates shifting quickly.

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Ecosystem

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A web of relations between consumers, producers, and decomposers.

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Elastic Potential Energy

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Stored energy in an object that stretches or bends; E.i. bow, spring, rubber band

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Element

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A pure substances where all the atoms are the same

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Erosion and Weathering

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Rocks break down due to wind, rain, glaciers; create sediments.

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Evolution

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Species change slowly over time, from generation to generation through natural selection.

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Flagella

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Long hair-like structures on a cell used for movement; Ex. euglena, sperm cells

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Fungi Kingdom

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Organism are unicellular or multicellular; have cell walls; have nuclei; are decomposers.

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Galaxy

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A collection of stars and solar systems held together by gravity; many of these in the universe

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Gas

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State of matter where particles move freely and can spread out; volume and shape can change.

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Gene

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A section of DNA on a chromosome that instructs the cell to make a protein

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Glacial Erratic

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Round boulder moved by a glacier and left behind.

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Glacial Moraine

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Rock and gravel left behind by glacier. E.i. Cape Code

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Glossopteris

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Fossil plant; found in many continents proving continental drift to Alfred Wegener

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Glucose

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Sugar; made by photosynthesis; a compound

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Graduated Cylinder

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A thin tube used for accurately measuring the volume of liquids; measures to top of meniscus

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Gravitational Potential Energy

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Stored energy in an object based on its mass, height, and the gravitational pull acting on it

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Gravity

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The attraction of all matter to other matter; pulls towards the center of the Earth; larger object’s mass, the more gravity it has.

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Heat

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A form of energy; temperature changes occur because heat is taken away or added.

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Homologous structures

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similar bone or body structures that show similar decent from a common ancestor.

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Hydrogen

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lightest element; 2 of them in H2O; smallest amount you can have is an atom

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Igneous Rock

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Rock that formed from cooling lava or magma.

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Inner Core

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Innermost layer of the Earth; made of metals; solid; most dense.

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Kettle Ponds

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sandy, round ponds created by glaciers pressing into sand

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Kinetic energy

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The energy of an object in motion; fast speed or high mass give an object a large kinetic energy.

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Kingdom Monera

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Large group of organisms, including bacteria; no nuclei in cells, all unicellular.

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Land-Sea Breeze

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Patterns of wind based on convection currents caused by the difference in heating/cooling of land and water

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Liquid

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A state of matter where particles can move freely; constant volume but no constant shape.

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Lunar eclipse

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When the moon is not visible do to the Earth being in-between the moon and the Sun.

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Mantle

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Layer of earth, under crust; convects

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Mass

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the amount of material in an object; measured by triple-beam balance; remains the same regardless of gravity; NOT THE SAME AS WEIGHT.

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Melting Point

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the point at which a solid turns into a liquid; the amount of the substance present does not change the melting point.

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Meniscus

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Curved bottom of a liquid in graduated cylinder; measure the volume of liquid to the bottom of the meniscus.

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Metamorphic Rock

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Rock that has changed due to heat or pressure.

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Meter stick

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measures distance; metric system

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Mitochondria

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Turns sugar into energy for cell; does cellular respiration

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Mitosis

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Divides the cell’s DNA and creates two new cells with DNA identical to the first cell.

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Mixture

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Made of two or more substances not bonded together; NaCl, H2O, O2.

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Moon

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Orbits planet because of gravity

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Mountain

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Made by two continents colliding or an ocean plate subducting under a continental plate.

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Multi-Cellular

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Composed of more than one cell; (e.i. all plants, animals, some fungus, a few protists)

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Natural Selection

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Process through which the environment selects the best traits to be passed to the next generation; leads to evolution.

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Nervous System

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Brain, nerves, spinal cord; processes information and send signals around the body.

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Nucleus

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Holds DNA in cell; bacteria do not have one

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Open System

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Allows material to escape during an experiment; will not show the Law of Conservation of Mass

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Organ

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Made of tissues; does a specific job for the body; makes up organ systems; E.i. stomach

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Outer Core

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Layer of earth, made of liquid metal

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Pangaea

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Supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener

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Phase Change

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When matter moves from one state to another due to change in heat energy; e.i. solid > liquid

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Photosynthesis

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Done by chloroplast in plants; some bacteria and some protists; creates sugar and oxygen.

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Physical Change

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Atoms and molecules are rearranged, no bonds are changed- nothing new is created

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Planet

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Solid or gaseous satellite that orbits a star

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Plant Kingdom

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Organisms that do photosynthesis, have a cell wall, are multi-cellular with tissues

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Plate Boundary

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The edge of a tectonic plates where earthquakes and volcanoes occur most often.

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Primary Consumer

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Eats the producer in a food chain; E.i. mouse eats a plant

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Producers

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Make the energy (they make their own food through photosynthesis) for an ecosystem; eaten by consumer; E.i. plants

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Protist Kingdom

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uni- or multi-cellular organisms; their cells have nuclei ; autotrophic or heterotrophic

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Pseudopod

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“Fake foot”; used for movement and feeding in amoeba (a protist)

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Pure substance

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all of the atoms OR all of the molecules are the same; can be an element or a compound; the opposite of an mixture

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Radiation

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Method of heat transfer where the objects do not need to be in direct contact; lights heats by radiation.

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Recessive Allele

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A version of a gene that “hides” when the dominant allele is present.

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Respiration

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The process by which cells make energy from sugar in the mitochondria; produces carbon dioxide.

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Respiratory System

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Lungs, mouth, nose; exchanges gases with environment; oxygen in, carbon dioxide out

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Ring of Fire

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The area around the Pacific ocean that follows the boundaries of many plates; there are many earthquakes and volcanoes due to plate tectonics

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Seasons

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Created by the uneven heating of Earth (direct versus indirect light) due to the tilt of the Earth on its axis; NOT related to how close the Earth is to the sun.

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Secondary Consumer

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Eats the primary consumer in an ecosystem (E.i. hawks eats a mouse)

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Sedimentary Rock

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Created by smaller particles cemented together; E.i. sandstone, limestone, shale

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Sediments

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Small pieces of rock (sand); created by erosion; compacted together to become sedimentary rock

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Sodium Chloride

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A compound; table salt; one atom of sodium and one atom chlorine bonded; NaCl

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Solar Eclipse

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When the moon moves between the Earth and the Sun so that you cannot see the Sun

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Solar System

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Consists of one or more stars at its center; planets orbit the star

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Solid

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State of matter where the particles cannot move freely; definite volume and shape.

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Speed

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How fast an object is going; s= d/t

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Star

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Ball of gas; center of solar system

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The Law of Conservation of Energy

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Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transformed from one type to another.

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The Law of Conservation of Mass

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Mass cannot be created nor destroyed; demonstrated best by experiments done in a closed system.

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Thermal Energy

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The energy that changes when heat enters or leaves a system.

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Tides

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The cyclic rise and fall of sea levels due to the gravity of the moon and the sun.

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Tissue

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A group of specialized cells with special jobs in a multi- cellular organism.

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Triple Beam Balance

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Measures mass (NOT WEIGHT) of an object.

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Uni-cellular

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Organism is made up of only one cell; E.i. Amoeba, paramecium, bacteria, yeast.

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Universe

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These are many galaxies in a universe

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Vacuole

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Stories materials for cells

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Velocity

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Speed in a specific direction; NOT EXACTLY THE SAME AS SPEED

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Volcano

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Created by moving plates; magma leaves the crust for Earth’s surface, becoming lava.

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Volume

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The amount of space an object takes up; v= l * w * h

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Weight

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A measure of the downward force created by gravity and the mass of an object; NOT THE SAME AS MASS

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Yeast

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Single-celled fungi; used to make carbon dioxide in baking.

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