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4th Grade Science
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A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.. A form of energy that allows you to see objects.. To change from a liquid to a solid.. A hollow rea or pit in the ground.. An animal that eats both producers and consumers..
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Older Children
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A to Z Science
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high speed electrons strike a solid target. resistance of a liquid to flow. everything . make up atoms. anything that has mass and occupies space.
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Hard
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Alien Invaders
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an event of scientific interest. tracking or following. the kind of plant or animal something is. a way of doing something. weather conditions.
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Teenage
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Astronomy
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a gas giant. electricity difficult to flow through this. stored energy. energy in motion. eclipse where moon is between sun and earth.
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Hard
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Celestial Bodies
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sometimes called a falling star. a meteor that reaches Earth. arms come off the bar. a celestial body naturally found in orbit. eventually becomes a meteor and then a meteorite.
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Teenage
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Cells
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same water concentration. Proteins are packaged for removal from the cell here. the series of reactions resulting in the conversion of glucose to pyruvic acid. higher water concentration. role of oxygen in the cytochrome system.
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Very Difficult
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Chemistry
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Empty space with no particles and no pressure.. Results from the force exerted by a gas per unit surface area of an object.. A measure of the force exerted by a gas above a liquid.. The collisions of atoms and molecules in air with objects.. Devices used to measure atmospheric pressure..
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Teenage
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Chemistry
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positively charged particle. states that in a chemical reaction atoms are neither created nor destroyed.. uncharged particle. when the particles are larger than those in a solution. when new substances are created by a change in which atoms are arranged.
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Teenage
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Coaster
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stored energy, not in motion. the energy that is being used, energy in motion, also known as mechanical energy. what we measured our kinetic and potential energy. when two things rub together to create a resistance. the amount of seconds in a timeperiod.
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Older Children
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Constellations
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Identify the constellations of our galaxy by their translations.
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The Twins. The Water Bearer. The Maiden. The Fishes. The Lesser Bear.
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Hard
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Cosmology
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A possible outcome for the universe in which the expansion will slow to a halt in an infinite amount of the time but will never contract. Theory that the universe has the same mass that it has always had.. The noise caused by weak radiation. The study of the universe and its current nature, origin, and evolution. A possible outcome for the universe in which the expansion will stop and turn into a contraction.
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Adult
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Earth and Space
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is formed when existing rock is heated at high pressures and temperatures. the average of weather conditions over a long period of time. an opening in the Earth's crust from which steam, lava, and ashes erupt.. the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the release of energy along a fault. one full orbit of an object around another object.
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Hard
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Earth Spheres
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seismic waves with particles of rock that move back and forth. mostly made of iron. strength of an earthquake. part of earth where life exist. all water on, under or above earth.
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Moderately Challenging
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Earthqaukes and Tsunamis
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Rapid Changes in Earth's crust (Erupt). Corral (slinky) waves. Large areas on Earth's outter Portion. A sudden and violent shaking on the ground. Rope like waves.
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Older Children
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Ecology
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Organism that is hunted as food.. The percentage of energy passed on.. The third consumer in a food chain is also known as the _______ consumer.. An organism that eats both plants and meats.. An organism that breaks down dead things..
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Hard
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Ecology
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An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce. The study of natural processes in the environment and how humans can affect them. An amount of a renewable resource such as trees that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply. Anything that occurs naturally in the environment and is used by people. Using it in ways that maintain the resource at a certain quality for a certain period of time.
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Teenage
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Electromagnetism
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used to located objects on Earth. electromagnetic waves that you can detect with your eyes. has the highest frequency and therefore they carry the most energy. electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than about 0.001 . even higher frequncy than ultraviolet rays and has enough energy to go through the skin and the muscle.
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Teenage
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Electronics
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a signal that carries information.. curcuit contains large numbers of interconnected conductor solid-state components and is made from a sinlge chip of siemiconductor material such as silicon. . an element that is a poorer conductor of electricity than metals but a better conductor than nonmetals. . a signal that varries smoothly in time. . a solid-state that can be used to amplify signals in an electric curcuit. .
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Teenage
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Energy
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type of potential energy. energy can not be created nor destroyed. energy due to random motion of the particles that make up an object. force that opposes motion between two surfaces. type of potential energy.
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Teenage
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Evolution
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inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival. random change in allele frequencies that occurs in small populations. any change in the sequence of DNA. an inherited or acquired modification in organisms that makes them better suited to survive and reproduce in a particular environment. when an animal or a living thing is adapted to its environment by the way it's body is built.
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Adult
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Evolution
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Change in the DNA sequence. Reproduction that occurs at different times. Individuals move in or out of a population. A horse and donkey can produce a mule; but the mule can’t reproduce. Population of interbreeding organisms capable of producing fertile offspring.
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Teenage
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Evolution
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a primate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors. a structure with the same function but built differently. an organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation. different allelic patterns in a population . a dramatic diversification of life that began about 570 million years ago.
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Life Science
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any living thing. a change in an organism to better fit its ecosystem. an animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator. an inherited behavior that helps animals survive. a body part that helps an organism survive.
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Teenage
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Motion
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a space between objects, units, points, or states. the change in position of an object. a force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact. the speed of an object in a particular direction. a system for specifying the precise location of objects in space and time.
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Teenage
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Nuclear Energy
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We have to get rid of_________waste from nuclear energy.. Energy released by reactions with atomic nuclei.. The nations of the world now have more than enough nuclear_______to kill every person on earth.. All aorund the world.. The country where nuclear energy is produced and used the most..
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Teenage
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Physical Science
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the movement of warm liquids or gases to cooler areas. the point at which a lever rests in moving or lifting an object. a poor conductor, material through which heat of electric charge does not flow. anything that has mass and occupies space. the flow of electric charge through material.
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Hard
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Physics
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Potential energy is energy that is _________. What is work measured in?. Twice as much ______ energy means twice as much work. What theorem applies to decrease speed?. Materials that don't allow electrons to easily move through them..
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Teenage
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Physics Terms
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distance over which the wave's shape repeats. shortest distance from the initial to final postion. product of force times distance through which it acts. duration of one cycle in a repeating event. force resisting relative motion.
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Teenage
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Planet Neptune
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Largetst moon. Neptune has this number of rings. Color of Neptune. To move around a planet. Neptune has this number of moons.
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Teenage
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Plate Tectonics
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plasticlike layer of Earth on which the lithospheric plates float and move around. to come together. all land. current in Earth's mantle that transfers heat in earths interior and is the driving force for plate tectonics. portion of the Earth's crust that lies beneath the ocean floor.
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Teenage
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Rainbows
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first visible color in the spectrum. first recorded person to record a sighting of a rainbow. refracted once then reflected and refracted yet again. had theories on how rainbows are formed as introduced the idea of dispersion but never proved it. bending of light waves. When white light is refracted, a full spectrum of color appears, as in a prism .
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Teenage
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Saturn
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International Space Station Abbreviation. __________ takes approximately 60 minutes to travel from Saturn to Earth. The moons which stabalise the F ring of Saturn are called as __________. This moon has a huge crater that inspired its nickname, the “Death Star” moon. (The Death Star was a space station of the evil Empire in the movie Star Wars.). The most remote planet in ancient times.
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Hard
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Science
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A positively charge particle in an atom. The invisible, odorless and tasteless mixture of gases that surrounds Earth. A particle in an atom that has no electric charge. Anything that has mass and takes up space. To breathe in.
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Big
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Science
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Identify science words by the definitions provided.
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an eclipse when moon is between earth and sun. moving in a fixed path around another object.. all the objects and energy in space. material where electricity difficult to flow . the amount of time for a planet to go around the sun one complete time.
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Science
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movement of energy from one source to another. measures volume. the season when earth is tilted towards sun. copper is a good example of this. energy by position.
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Science
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form of spores . person who studies fungi. the mushroom or toadstool. the way yeast increases. where spores are formed.
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Teenage
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Science
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The change of state from solid to gas without the state of liquid.. The removing of left over bacteria.. Loose rock or soil that is soaked with other groundwater.. Water that sinks into soil and cracks rock.. A river of ice, made from snow..
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Teenage
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Sound Waves and Light
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a substance that allows most of the light to pass through it. when waves are deflected when the waves go through a substance. the state of being reflected. transfer of energy from a wave to the medium through which it passes. maximum absolute value reached by a voltage or current waveform.
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Teenage
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Weather
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Brings warm moist air. Instrument that measures air pressure. Layer of the atmosphere where all weather takes place. A weather event with heavy precipitation, wind and temperatures below 0°C. Atmospheric conditions that change every day is referred to as.
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Teenage
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Weather
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light wind. a dangerous slide of snow down a mountain. measurement for temperature. light/quick rain . the expected weather for the future.
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Teenage
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