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Test 6, Ch. 1-6, Semester Exam Flashcards

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1
Q

Which metal is the best conductor of electricity?

A

silver

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2
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Which is man’s most useful metal

A

Iron

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3
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which metal is liquid at room temperature

A

mercury

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4
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which metal is used as a source for nuclear power

A

uranium

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5
Q

pumice is an _____ rock

A

igneous

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6
Q

limestone is a _____ rock

A

sedimentary

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7
Q

what mineral is used to make pencils

A

graphite

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8
Q

what is the rarest gemstone

A

ruby

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9
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a rocklike object that looks like a mudball is called

A

geode

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10
Q

force that resists motion

A

friction

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11
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attraction that exists between any pair of objects

A

gravity

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12
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force that causes electrically charged objects to either attract or repel each other

A

electricity

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13
Q

push or pull

A

force

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14
Q

amount of matter in an object

A

mass

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15
Q

When an animal blends in with its surroundings, this is an example of

A

camouflage

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16
Q

An immature insect that looks just like the adult is called a

A

nymph

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17
Q

When an animal moves from place to place with the changing seasons, this is an example of

A

migrating

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18
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An animal that is active at night is

A

nocturnal

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19
Q

An animal that eats mostly meat is a

A

carnivore

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20
Q

The largest group of mammals is the

A

rodents

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21
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All rodents are plant-eaters, which makes them

A

herbivores

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22
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An object that does not allow light to pass through it is

A

opaque

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23
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If light can pass straight through an object, that object is

A

transparent

24
Q

An object that makes its own light is

A

luminous

25
Q

The bouncing back of light is

A

reflection

26
Q

The bending of light is

A

refraction

27
Q

Everything that takes up space and has mass is called

A

matter

28
Q

The state of matter that has a definite shape is

A

solid

29
Q

the state of matter that has no definite shape and flows from one place to another is

A

liquid

30
Q

The tendency of gases to float away and spread themselves out thinly in their surroundings is called

A

diffusion

31
Q

the point at which a solid changes into a liquid is called its

A

melting point

32
Q

The point at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid state

A

freezing point

33
Q

the point at which a substance changes from a liquid to gas is called its

A

boiling point

34
Q

The boiling point of water

A

212 degrees F

35
Q

Water as a gas is called

A

steam

36
Q

type of energy, kinetic or potential:

a book on a shelf

A

potential

37
Q

type of energy, kinetic or potential:

a rolling bowling ball

A

kinetic

38
Q

type of energy, kinetic or potential:

a running stream

A

kinetic

39
Q

type of energy, kinetic or potential:

a stretched rubber band

A

potential

40
Q

type of energy, kinetic or potential:

water behind a dam

A

potential

41
Q

type of energy, kinetic or potential:

a swinging baseball bat

A

kinetic

42
Q

The energy of motion is ____ energy

A

kinetic

43
Q

The result of a force moving an object is

A

work

44
Q

The energy that is released when atoms are either split apart or joined together is ____ energy

A

atomic

45
Q

Stored energy is called _____ energy

A

potential

46
Q

Devices that convert energy from natural sources into useful work are called

A

engines

47
Q

fish that looks like a snake

A

moray eel

48
Q

mammal that looks like a fish

A

whale

49
Q

largest flying bird

A

wandering albatross

50
Q

most poisonous fish

A

stonefish

51
Q

mollusk with two shells hinged together

A

bivalve

52
Q

“wing-footed”

A

pinniped

53
Q

small crustacean; scavenger

A

shrimp

54
Q

reefs are made from these

A

coral polyps

55
Q

Explain what a transfer of energy is and give an example.

A

A transfer of energy happens when one object gives some or all of its energy to another object. Example - the engine in a car produces energy & transfers it to the car by moving it forward or backwards.

56
Q

Label the parts of a steam engine.

A

wheel, connecting rod, piston rod, piston, cylinder

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