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Science Flashcards

1
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Wavelength just shorter than visible light

A

Ultraviolet

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2
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The science of projectiles

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Ballistics

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3
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Most malleable and ductile metal

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Gold (Au)

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4
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Elements used in rechargeable batteries

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Nickel (Ni) - Cadmium (Cd)

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5
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Force applied to a body to maintain a circular orbit

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Centripetal force

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6
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Metal which is liquid at room temperature

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Mercury (Hg)

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7
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Fast tropospheric winds

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Jet stream

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8
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Mutually beneficial relationship between two animals

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symbiosis

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9
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Term for a mineral that glows under an ultra-violet light

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Fluorescence

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10
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Grey filament metal with highest melting temperature

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Tungsten (W)

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11
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“Color” Element

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Chromium (Cr)

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12
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Term it takes for radioactivity to decrease by 50%

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Half life

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13
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The study of man

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Anthropology

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14
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Term for water circling around a drain

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Corolis effect

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15
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Atmospheric layer 7 to 30 miles up

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Stratosphere

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16
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Element used to galvanize steel

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Zinc (Zn)

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17
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Ancient science of transmuting metals

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Alchemy

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18
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Particle or packet of light

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Photon

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19
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Rainy thunder-head type clouds

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Cumulo-nimbus

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20
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The four states of matter

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Solid - Liquid - Gas - Plasma

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21
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Atmosphere’s most abundant element

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Nitrogen (N)

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22
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Lowest ignition point of a vapor

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Flash point

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23
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The study of fossils

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Paleontology

24
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Copper and zinc alloy

25
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Father of the atom bomb

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Robert Oppenheimer

26
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The act of splitting atoms

27
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tri-atomic oxygen

28
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Center of an atom

29
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The four forces of nature

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Electromagnetic - Gravity - Strong and weak nuclear

30
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Materials made from two or more metals

31
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Earth’s most abundant element

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Oxygen (O)

32
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The science of heat and energy transfer

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Thermodynamics

33
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Second-lightest element

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Helium (He)

34
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The solar wind colliding with Earth’s magnetc field creates this effect

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Northern and Southern lights

35
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Negatively charged atomic particle

36
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English scientist who discovered sodium and potassium

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Sir Humphry Davy

37
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The science of heredity

38
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The study of past artifacts

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Archaeology

39
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Heaviest non man-made element

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Uranium (U)

40
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Wavelength just longer than visible light

41
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Lightest metal

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Lithium (Li)

42
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Term for wind speed above 72 miles per hour

43
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Earth’s most abundant metal

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Aluminum (Al)

44
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Scientist who proposed the theory of the expanding universe

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Edwin Hubble

45
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The period between ice ages

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Interglacial

46
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French scientist of optics and geometry

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Rene Descartes

47
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Clouds formed by convection

48
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The act of joining atoms together

49
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Light metal used in fighter aircraft

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Titanium (Ti)

50
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HCL - found in the human stomach

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Hydrochloric acid

51
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Lightest common metal

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Magnesium (Mg)

52
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CO2

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Carbond dioxide

53
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Silver and tin alloy

54
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The science of sound

55
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Element found in bones

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Calcium (Ca)

56
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Low-lying clouds

57
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Scientific name for northern lights

A

Aurora Borealis

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