science sol review. the high point of a wave crest

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