Science Flashcards
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Wavelength just shorter than visible light
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Ultraviolet
2
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Father of the hydrogen bomb
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Edward Teller
3
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The science of projectiles
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Ballistics
4
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Scientific name for laughing gas
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Nitrous Oxide
5
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Blue metal
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Cobalt (Co)
6
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Most malleable and ductile metal
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Gold (Au)
7
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Elements used in rechargeable batteries
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Nickel (Ni) - Cadmium (Cd)
8
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Force applied to a body to maintain a circular orbit
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Centripetal force
9
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Metal which is liquid at room temperature
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Mercury (Hg)
10
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Fast tropospheric winds
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Jet stream
11
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Mutually beneficial relationship between two animals
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symbiosis
12
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Term for a mineral that glows under an ultra-violet light
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Fluorescence
13
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Grey filament metal with highest melting temperature
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Tungsten (W)
14
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Atoms of an element with same # of protons - different # of neutrons
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Isotope
15
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“Color” Element
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Chromium (Cr)
16
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Term it takes for radioactivity to decrease by 50%
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Half life
17
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Element with the symbol S
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Sulfur
18
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Element with the symbol F
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Fluorine
19
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Lakes at high altitude
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Seamount
20
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The study of man
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Anthropology
21
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Scientist who discovered the structure of he atom
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Neils Bohr
22
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Term for water circling around a drain
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Corolis effect
23
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Atmospheric layer 7 to 30 miles up
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Stratosphere
24
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Element used to galvanize steel
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Zinc (Zn)
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Element with the symbol Ga
Gallium
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Ancient science of transmuting metals
Alchemy
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Element with the symbol Rn
Radon
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Particle or packet of light
Photon
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NH3
Ammonia
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Rainy thunder-head type clouds
Cumulo-nimbus
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Organisms that combine algae and fungi
Lichens
32
The four states of matter
Solid - Liquid - Gas - Plasma
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Element with the symbol As
Arsenic
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Last element in alphabetical order
Zirconium (Zr)
35
Atmosphere's most abundant element
Nitrogen (N)
36
Lowest ignition point of a vapor
Flash point
37
Element used in car batteries
lead (Pb)
38
The study of fossils
Paleontology
39
Italian physicist who discovered radioactive elements
Enrico Fermi
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Amoeba-like single cell organisms
Protozoans
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Element with the symbol No
Nobelium (named for Alfred Nobel)
42
Copper and zinc alloy
Brass
43
Hydrogen isotope with atomic weight of two
Deuterium
44
The science of crime prevention and punishment
Penology
45
Second English Astronomer Royal
Sir Edmund Halley
46
Father of the atom bomb
Robert Oppenheimer
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Element with the symbol Xe
Xenon
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French father of modern chemistry
Antoin Lavoissier
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Element with the symbol Ho
Holmium (named for Stockholm)
50
3-D imaging process
Holography
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The act of splitting atoms
Fission
52
tri-atomic oxygen
Ozone
53
Hygrometer measures this
(Relative) humidity
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Element used in fluorescent lights
Neon (Ne)
55
Center of an atom
Nucleus
56
The science of agriculture
Agronomy
57
Scientist who first learned of fermentation
Louis Pasteur
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German scientist who established quantum theory of radiation
Max Plank
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The four forces of nature
Electromagnetic - Gravity - Strong and weak nuclear
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The first plastic developed
Celluloid
61
Copper and tin alloy
Bronze
62
Element with the symbol Po
Polonium (named for Poland)
63
English scientist who discovered the properties of Hydrogen
Henry Cavendish
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Solid carbon dioxide
Dry ice
65
Element with the symbol Pu
Plutonium
66
Astronomer with metal nose
Tycho Brahe
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Monk who descoverd the principles of genetics
Gregor Mendel
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Astronomer who proposed heliocentric solar system
Copernicus
69
Quark that holds the nucleus of an atom together
Gluon
70
Graphite element
Carbon
71
Materials made from two or more metals
Alloys
72
Element with the symbol Ra
Radium
73
Fossilized resin from prehistoric pines
Amber
74
Hydrogen isotope with atomic weight of three
Tritium
75
What oviparous animals do
Lay eggs
76
Theory that seeks to unite the four forces of nature
Unified field Theory
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Positively charged particle in the nucleus
Proton
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Earth's most abundant element
Oxygen (O)
79
The science of heat and energy transfer
Thermodynamics
80
Second-lightest element
Helium (He)
81
Element with the symbol Ge
Germanium (used in transistors)
82
Second-lightest metal
Potassium (K)
83
Father of nuclear navy or nuclear submarine
Hyram Rickover
84
Element with the symbol Am
Americium
85
Clouds composed of ice crystals
Cirrus
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The solar wind colliding with Earth's magnetc field creates this effect
Northern and Southern lights
87
Element with the symbol B
Bismuth
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General term for ultimate subatomic particles
Quarks
89
Least amount of material needed for a nuclear reaction
Critical mass
90
Element with the symbol Cm
Curium (named for Marie and Pierre Curie)
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Negatively charged atomic particle
Electron
92
Element with the symbol Fe
Iron
93
Lightest element
Hydroge (H)
94
English scientist who discovered sodium and potassium
Sir Humphry Davy
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Element with the symbol Ar
Argon
96
The science of heredity
Genetics
97
Copper and silver alloy
Sterling silver
98
Element with the symbol Fr
Francium
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Poikilothermic animal
cold blooded
100
The study of past artifacts
Archaeology
101
Element with the symbol Na
Sodium
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The study of rocks
Petrology
103
Earth's second most abundant element
Silicon (Si)
104
Element with the symbol Pt
Platinum
105
Heaviest non man-made element
Uranium (U)
106
Nevada state metal - best electric conductor
Silver (Ag)
107
Wavelength just longer than visible light
Infrared
108
Scientific name for southern lights
Aurora Australis
109
English father of modern chemistry
Robert Boyle
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Broadest measure of living things
Kingdom
111
Element with the symbol Sb
Antimony
112
Lightest metal
Lithium (Li)
113
Element with the symbol P
Phosphorus
114
Citric acid "cycle"
Krebs cycle
115
The science of light
Optics
116
Element with the symbol Cl
Chlorine
117
Element with the symbol Mn
Manganese
118
Wind velocity scale
Beaufort scale
119
Element found in seaweed
Iodine (I)
120
Saturn V rocket developer
Werner von Braun
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Term for wind speed above 72 miles per hour
Hurricane
122
Element with the symbol Fm
Fermium (named for Enrico Fermi)
123
Bitter almond smelling gas
(Hydrogen) cyanide
124
Father of soviet hydrogen bomb
Andrei Sakharov
125
Earth's most abundant metal
Aluminum (Al)
126
Scientist who proposed the theory of the expanding universe
Edwin Hubble
127
Ionic or covalent bonds join these
Atoms
128
An electron is this type of particle
Lepton
129
It turns red in acid and blue in alkaline
Litmus paper
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Scientist who discovered electromagnetic waves
Heinrich Hertz
131
Equal and opposite force of centripetal
Centrfugal force
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The period between ice ages
Interglacial
133
NACL
Salt
134
French scientist of optics and geometry
Rene Descartes
135
Clouds formed by convection
Cumulus
136
The act of joining atoms together
Fusion
137
Light metal used in fighter aircraft
Titanium (Ti)
138
HCL - found in the human stomach
Hydrochloric acid
139
Russian who developed theory of conditioned reflex
Ivan Pavlov
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Acidic level "factor"
ph factor
141
CO
Carbon Monoxide
142
Lightest common metal
Magnesium (Mg)
143
Neutral particle in an atom's nucleus
Neutron
144
Element with the symbol Es
Einsteinium
145
Father of rocketry
Robert Goddard
146
CO2
Carbond dioxide
147
Silver and tin alloy
Pewter
148
Geologic epoch when man developed
Pleistocene
149
Element with the symbol Se
Selenium
150
Term for the "skin" that develops on a surface of water
Surface tension
151
H2SO4
Sulfuric acid
152
The science of sound
Acoustics
153
Element found in bones
Calcium (Ca)
154
Low-lying clouds
Stratus
155
Scientific name for northern lights
Aurora Borealis
156
Acid made from oak bark
Tannic acid
157
Scientist who established the periodic table of elements
Dimitri Mendeleyev
