Science Misc Flashcards

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The Science of Heredity

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Genetics

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The Science of Sound

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Acoustics

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The Science of Light

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Optics

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The Science of Heat and Energy Transfer

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Thermodynamics

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The Science of Agriculture

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Agronomy

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The Science of Projectiles

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Ballistics

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The Science of Crime and Punishment

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Penology

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The Science of Tree Ring Dating

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Dendrochronology

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Ancient Science of Changing Metal into Other Metals

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Alchemy

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The Study of Rocks

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Petrology

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The Study of Man

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Anthropology

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The Study of Fossils

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Paleontology

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The Study of the Past

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Archaeology

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Ionic or Covalent Bonds Join These

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Atoms

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Negatively Charged Atomic Particle

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Electron

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Center of an Atom

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Nucleus

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Positively Charged Particle in the nucleus

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Proton

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Neutral Particle in an atom’s nucleus

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Neutron

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General Term for subatomic particles

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Quarks (Hadrons, which are made of Quarks are protons, neutrons)

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Particle or packet of light

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Photon

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21
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Electron is this type of Particle

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Lepton

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22
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Quark that holds nucleus of an atom together

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Gluon

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23
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The Act of SPlitting Atoms

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Fission

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The Act of Joining Atoms Together

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Fusion

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Three states of matter
Solid, Liquid, Gas
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Fourth state of matter
Plasma
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Term for time it takes radioactivity to decrease by 50%
Half Life
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Least Amount of Material Needed for Nuclear Reaction
Critical Mass
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Scientific Name for Laughing Gas
Nitrous Oxide
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Lox
Liquid Oxygen
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Bitter Almond Smelling Gas
(Hydrogen) Cyanide
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NH3
Ammonia
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CO
Carbon Monoxide
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CO2
Carbon Dioxide
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CH4
Ethane
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H2SO4
Sulfuric Acid
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HCl
Hydrocholoric Acid (found in human stomach)
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NaCl
Salt
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Tri-Atomic Oxygen
Ozone (O3)
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Solid Carbon Dioxide
Dry Ice
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The Four Forces of Nature
Electromagnetic Force Weak Nuclear Force Strong Nuclear Force Gravity
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Theory Seeking to Unite the Four Forces of Nature
Unified Field THeory
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Force Applied to a Body to maintain a circular orbit
Centripetal Force
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Equal and opposite force of Centripetal Force
Centrifugal Force
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Force that resists motion
Drag
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Force that resists a change in motion
Inertia
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Energy of an object due to its motion
Kinetic Energy
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Acid made from Oak Bark
Tannic Acid
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Acidic Level "factor"
Ph Factor
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It turns red in acid and blue in alkaline
Litmus Paper
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Citric acid "cycle"
Krebs Cycle
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-273.16 Centigrade, -459.69 Fahrenheit
Absolute Zero
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Fahrenheit Heat Unit
BTU
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Celsius Heat Unit
Calorie
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Broadest Measure of Living Things
Kingdom
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Poikilothermic Animal
Cold Blooded
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Mutually Beneficial Relationship between two animals
Symbiosis
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What Oviparous Animals do
Lay Eggs
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Organisms that combine algae and fungi
Lichens
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Amoeba=Like Single celled organisms
Protozoans
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Fossilized Resin from Prehistoric Pines
Amber
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The Period Between Ice Ages
Interglacial
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Hydrometer Measures..
(Relative) Humidity
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Wind Velocity Scale
Beaufort Scale
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Term for Wind Speed above 74 MPH
Hurricane
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Atmospheric Layer 7 to 30 Miles Up
Stratosphere
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Clouds Formed by convection
Cumulus
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Rain Thunder Head Cloud Type
Cumulo-Nimbus
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a genus of atmospheric cloud generally characterized by thin, wispy strands
Cirrus
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Low-lying clouds
Stratus Clouds
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Fast Tropospheric Winds
Jet STream
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a mountain rising from the ocean seafloor that does not reach to the water's surface
Seamount
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The first plastic developed
Celluloid
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Term for a mineral that glows under an ultra-violet Light
Fluorescence
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Wavelength just longer than visible light
Infrared
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Wavelength just shorter than visible light
Ultraviolet
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Wavelength just shorter than ultraviolet
X-Rays (Rontgen Radiation)
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Wavelength Just shorter than x-rays
Gamma Rays
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Term for the Skin on Surface Water
Surface Tension
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Geologic Epoch When man developed
Pleistocene
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Effect of solar wind colliding with earth's magnetic field
Northern and Southern Lights
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Scientific name for northern lights
Aurora Borealis
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Scientific Name for Southern Lights
Aurora Australis
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Lowest Ignition Point of a Vapor
Flash Point
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Hydrogen Isotope with Atomice Weight of 2
Deuterium
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Hydrogen Isotope with Atomic Weight of 3
Tritium
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Isotope
variants of a particular chemical element which differ in neutron number, although all isotopes of a given element have the same number of protons in each atom
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Materials made from two or more metals
Alloys
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Copper and Zinc Alloy
Brass
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Copper and Tin Alloy
Bronze
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Copper and Silver Alloy
Sterling Silver
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Silver and Tin Alloy
Pewter