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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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14
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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

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Solid, Liquid, Gas

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Fourth state of matter

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Plasma

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27
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Term for time it takes radioactivity to decrease by 50%

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Half Life

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28
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Least Amount of Material Needed for Nuclear Reaction

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Critical Mass

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29
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Scientific Name for Laughing Gas

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Nitrous Oxide

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30
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Lox

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Liquid Oxygen

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31
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Bitter Almond Smelling Gas

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(Hydrogen) Cyanide

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32
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NH3

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Ammonia

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33
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CO

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Carbon Monoxide

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CO2

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Carbon Dioxide

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CH4

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Ethane

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36
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H2SO4

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Sulfuric Acid

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HCl

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Hydrocholoric Acid (found in human stomach)

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NaCl

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Salt

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Tri-Atomic Oxygen

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Ozone (O3)

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Solid Carbon Dioxide

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Dry Ice

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The Four Forces of Nature

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Electromagnetic Force
Weak Nuclear Force
Strong Nuclear Force
Gravity

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Theory Seeking to Unite the Four Forces of Nature

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Unified Field THeory

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Force Applied to a Body to maintain a circular orbit

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Centripetal Force

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Equal and opposite force of Centripetal Force

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Centrifugal Force

45
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Force that resists motion

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Drag

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Force that resists a change in motion

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Inertia

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Energy of an object due to its motion

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Kinetic Energy

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Acid made from Oak Bark

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Tannic Acid

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Acidic Level “factor”

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Ph Factor

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It turns red in acid and blue in alkaline

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Litmus Paper

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Citric acid “cycle”

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Krebs Cycle

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-273.16 Centigrade, -459.69 Fahrenheit

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Absolute Zero

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Fahrenheit Heat Unit

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BTU

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Celsius Heat Unit

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Calorie

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Broadest Measure of Living Things

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Kingdom

56
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Poikilothermic Animal

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Cold Blooded

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Mutually Beneficial Relationship between two animals

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Symbiosis

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What Oviparous Animals do

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Lay Eggs

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Organisms that combine algae and fungi

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Lichens

60
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Amoeba=Like Single celled organisms

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Protozoans

61
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Fossilized Resin from Prehistoric Pines

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Amber

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The Period Between Ice Ages

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Interglacial

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Hydrometer Measures..

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(Relative) Humidity

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Wind Velocity Scale

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Beaufort Scale

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Term for Wind Speed above 74 MPH

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Hurricane

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Atmospheric Layer 7 to 30 Miles Up

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Stratosphere

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Clouds Formed by convection

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Cumulus

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Rain Thunder Head Cloud Type

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Cumulo-Nimbus

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a genus of atmospheric cloud generally characterized by thin, wispy strands

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Cirrus

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Low-lying clouds

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Stratus Clouds

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Fast Tropospheric Winds

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Jet STream

72
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a mountain rising from the ocean seafloor that does not reach to the water’s surface

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Seamount

73
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The first plastic developed

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Celluloid

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Term for a mineral that glows under an ultra-violet Light

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Fluorescence

75
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Wavelength just longer than visible light

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Infrared

76
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Wavelength just shorter than visible light

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Ultraviolet

77
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Wavelength just shorter than ultraviolet

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X-Rays (Rontgen Radiation)

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Wavelength Just shorter than x-rays

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Gamma Rays

79
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Term for the Skin on Surface Water

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Surface Tension

80
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Geologic Epoch When man developed

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Pleistocene

81
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Effect of solar wind colliding with earth’s magnetic field

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Northern and Southern Lights

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Scientific name for northern lights

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Aurora Borealis

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Scientific Name for Southern Lights

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Aurora Australis

84
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Lowest Ignition Point of a Vapor

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Flash Point

85
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Hydrogen Isotope with Atomice Weight of 2

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Deuterium

86
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Hydrogen Isotope with Atomic Weight of 3

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Tritium

87
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Isotope

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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

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Alloys

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Copper and Zinc Alloy

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Brass

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Copper and Tin Alloy

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Bronze

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Copper and Silver Alloy

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Sterling Silver

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Silver and Tin Alloy

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Pewter

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