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Science SOL
Review
The high point of a wave
crest
This structure in a plant takes in water and
nutrients from the soil.
roots
The jelly-like substance that fills a cell is called
___.cytoplasm
The thinnest layer of the earth
crust
This tool is used to measure the volume of an
irregular object.
Graduated Cylinder
A large geographic region with similar kinds of
animals.
biome
This is the process of a solid changing to a gas.
sublimation
Table salt (NaCl) is an example of a ___.
compound
This is the process of a solid changing to a liquid.
melting
Thin wispy clouds
cirrus
The waves of this energy move to your eye
Light Energy
The basic unit of matter.
atom
An objects acceleration depends on these three
things
The size of the force; The direction of the force; The
mass of the object;
This is a tool that bends light.
lens
A state of matter with no atoms touching is a ___.
gas
At ___ degrees C water will boil
100
This is any push or pull that causes an object to
move.
Force
Smallest living part of an organism.
cell
The flow of electrons is called this
Electric Current
A mixture of molecules made by dissolving one
substance in another substance.
solution
Material that easily passes the flow of electrons is
called this
Conductor
The gently sloping portion of the ocean floor that
connect the abyssal plain to the continental slope.
continental rise
This is an object's speed in a particular direction
Velocity
Egg => larva => pupa => adult is an example of a
___.
life cycle
This part of a plant is where photosynthesis
takes place.
leaves
This tools is used to measure rainfall.
rain gauge
Shaking and sliding of the earth's crust
earthquake
This is the name for the end of a magnet
Pole
This is the potential energy that charged
objects have
Static Electricity
The process by which an organism becomes better
suited to its habitat.
adaptation
This tool is used to measure the mass of an
objectBalance
This material doesn't carry the flow of electrons
Insulator
The high and low of sound
pitch
A conclusion based on observations.
inference
Water disappears from the sidewalk by ___.
evaporation
A circuit that allows for the flow of electrons
Closed Circuit
Flat thick layer of grey clouds
stratus
When an object gets larger, we say it ___.
expands
Forces that are equal in size and opposite in
direction are this
Balanced Forces
At ___ degrees F water will boil
212
This type of lens curves outward
convex
An exoskeleton provides ___.
protection
This is the part of a plant where seeds are formed.
flower
A flashlight uses a ___ lens
concave
The breaking down of rock by wind, rain, or ice.
weathering
The type of rock formed by layers of cemented
sediment
sedimentary
When one force is greater than its opposite force
they are this
Unbalanced Forces
A sound is caused by …
vibrations in matter
Two or more substances put together, but not chemically combined.
mixture
The attraction or repulsion of electric charges is
called this
Electric Force
A flat area in the ocean
abyssal plain
This type of circuit allows electrons to flow over more than one path.
Parallel Circuit
Atoms arranged in a repeating and orderly pattern make up ___.
crystals
Long narrow cracks in the ocean floor
trench
Unit used to indicate intensity of sound;
measures sound waves.
decibel
As ocean depth increases salinity ____.
decreases
The metric unit for measuring mass is…
gram
The spinning of earth on its axis.
rotation
When unbalanced forces act on an object this
happensthe objects motion
changes
An object that does not allow light to pass through
is called
opaque
The type of energy the sun gives off
Ultraviolet
The number of waves passing a point in a given
amount of time.
frequency
This tool is used to measure wind speed
Anemometer
The center of an atom is called a ___.
nucleus
The tool used to measure the area of a desktop.
ruler
This is the process of a liquid changing to a solid.
freezing
Room temperature is approximately ___ F
70
When an object gets smaller, we say it ___.
contracts
This is a measure of the distance an object moves in a given amount of time
Speed
Scientists believe all continents used to be part
of this large supercontinent
Pangea
This material resists the flow of electrons
Resistors
Strands that contain the cell's information
DNA/Chromosomes
This is the force of attraction between
magnets and magnetic objects
Magnetism
As ocean depth increases pressure ____.
increases
The thickest layer of the earth
mantel
This is what opposite poles of a magnet do
Attract
Group of living things that use the process of
photosynthesis is the ___ kingdom.
plant
This type of lens curves inward.
concave
He said light travels in a straight lines.
Sir Isaac Newton
This is any change in velocity
Acceleration
Facts of information that is learned and collected.
data
This is the process of a liquid changing to a gas.
evaporation
The theory that the ocean floor and continents are located on plates that
move.
plate tectonics/ continental drift
Neutrons have this type of charge.
neutral
The metric unit that is just a little smaller than an
inch
centimeter
The frequency of sound is the ___ of vibrations in a
given time.
number
This is what the same poles of a magnet do
Repel
These causes changes in motion
Forces
The process by which plants produce their own
food.
photosynthesis
The bouncing of light off a surface.
reflection
The removal of soil by wind and rain.
erosion
The metric unit for measuring liquid is…
liter
This is the process of pollen being moved from the stamen to the pistil.
pollination
This is described by an objects direction and
speed.
Motion
The low point of a wave is called
trough
The metric unit that is a little more than 2 pounds
kilogram
No definite shape but definite volume.
liquid
The rise and fall of the ocean
tides
The continuous changing of rocks from one type to
another.
rock cycle
The metric unit that is just a little bigger than 3 feet
meter
Substance formed when atoms of two or more different elements join
together.
compound
This causes the phases of the moon.
The moon's revolution around the earth.
This type of circuit has only one path for electrons
to flow.
Series Circuit
Sound waves travel slowest in a …
gas
A whirling funnel of wind is called a ___.
tornado
Space that contains no matter
vacuum
Every action has this
An Equal and Opposite Reaction
A coil of current-conducting wire wrapped
around an iron bar.
Electromagnet
Why do a magnet's poles point north and south?
Earth is a giant magnet
The outer parts of a flower
sepal
This is a measure of how hard it is to slow down or
stop an object.
Momentum
The bending of light as it moves from one medium
to another.
refraction
This form of energy is the movement of molecules of
matter
Heat Energy
The metric unit for measuring length is…
meter
He developed three laws of motion
Isaac Newton
This is something that makes a task easier by
changing the size or direction of a force or the distance over which the
force acts.
Machine
Flowering plants use these to reproduce.
seeds
Using the location of a fossil in sediment layers helps determine the ___.
age
The type of rock formed by heat and pressure.
metamorphic
The steeply sloping portion of the ocean floor.
continental slope
Sound waves used to detect objects that are
underwater.sonar
This is a force that acts against motion when two surfaces rub against each
other
Friction
The outermost part the earth
crust
Dark storm clouds
Cumulonimbus
This is any path along which electrons can flow.
Electric Circuit
A group of living things with similar characteristics
are members of a ___.
kingdom
The organelle that gives structure to a plant cell.
cell wall
The wavelength of sound is the ___ between two
compressions
distance
A type of matter with some atoms touching and
some not is a ___.
liquid
This separates light into different wave lengths
prism
Water to ___ is an example of a liquid changing to a
solid.
ice
Sound waves travel fastest in a …
solid
White puffy clouds
Cumulus
This form of energy is caused by the movement
of electrons
Electrical Energy
This tool is used to measure air pressure
Barometer
When balanced forces act on an object this happens
The object does not change motion or
direction
The boundary separating two air masses, where
storms occur.
Front
This is the ability to cause changes in matte
Energy
Plants without tubes are ___.
nonvascular
The ___ an object vibrates, the higher the pitch.
faster
A state of matter with all atoms touching is a ___.
solid
This is the area where the forces from the north
seeking pole moves to the south seeking pole of a
magnetMagnetic Field
An animal without a backbone
invertebrate
At ___ degrees F water will freeze
32
Electrons have this type of charge.
negative
A mountain with an opening through which
rock, ash, and lave comes.
volcano
This is where the neutrons and protons are found in
an atom.
nucleus
This causes day and night.
The earth's rotation on its axis
Plants that do not produce seeds use these to
reproduce.
spores.
This is the type of energy moving objects have
Kinetic
An object vibrating slowly has a ___ pitch
lower
Some look like plants, but members of this kingdom
lack chlorophyll.
fungi
This structure in a plant carries water and
nutrients up to the leaves.
stem
Plants with tubes are ____.
vascular
A crack in the earth's crust.
fault
This state of matter has a definite shape and a
definite volume.
solid
The amount of energy carried by sound waves.
Intensity
The moving of earth around the sun, or the
moon around the earth.
revolution
A large group of organisms that can move around and use plants or
others for food are members of the ___
kingdom.animal
Two or more atoms held together by a chemical
bond is a ___. (These can be the same atom or
different)
molecule
When something no longer exists, it is ___.
extinct
The slowly sloping portion of the ocean floor, located
just off shore.
continental shelf
This property of matter keeps it moving in a
straight line or keeps it at rest
Inertia
The type of rock formed by cooling magma
igneous
This is the energy an object has because of
where it is or because of its condition
Potential Energy
Room temperature is approximately ___ C
21
Sound waves are the vibrations that travel
through ___.
matter
These organelles store nutrients, water, and
wastes for a cell.
vacuole
Rivers within the ocean
currents
The innermost part of the earth.
core
This is the amount of work done for each unit of time
Power
Object that light can shine through is described as…
transparent
This causes the seasons.
The earth's revolving around the sun.
Generally, the ___ a fossil is, the deeper it is buried.
older
The role an organism has in it's habitat
niche
Cricket => Frog => Raccoon => Hawk is an
example of ___.
food chain
This lets food and water into a cell.
cell membrane
When an object gains or loses electrons, it has this
Electric Charge
This is the use of a force to move an object through
a distance
Work
This tool is used to measure the weight of an
object
Weight
At ___ degrees C water will freeze.
0
Trace remains of an organism that was once
alive
fossil
This controls the tides.
moon
In an experiment only one ____ should be changed,
while all others should be held constant.
variable
The environment where an organism lives.
habitat
Smaller portions of our world based on the
organisms that live there and the matter found
there.
ecosystems
An animal with a backbone
vertebrate
Microscopic plants and animals that live near the
surface of the ocean.
plankton
This is a force that pulls all objects in the universe towards one another
Gravity
The is the state of limited activity that plants enter
during winter months.
dormancy
A circuit that does not allow for the flow of
electrons
Open Circuit
This is the process of a gas changing to liquid.
condensation
This state of matter has no definite shape and no
definite volume.
gas
This is an object's place, or location
Position
Protons have this type of charge.
positive
A substance made of only one kind of atom.
element
The number of colors in the visible spectrum.
seven
The kinetic energy that moving objects have is
this
Mechanical Energy