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Science Midterm
Midterm for 2/17/11 Howitt Middle School
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Science
7th Grade
02/15/2011

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Mass
Definition
the amount of matter in a object
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Density
Definition
Describes how tightly poacked an objects molecules are in a certan amount of space.
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Atom
Definition
basic building blocks of matter
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Compound
Definition
when two or more elements chemically combin to make a new substance.
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Chemical Reaction
Definition
two or more substance react to form a new substance
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Chemical Change
Definition
a substance that is melted, cooked, heated, freezed, boiled or rusted to make a new substance.
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Physical Change
Definition
when the looks do not change, just is added and can be broken down to its origanal state.
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Mixture
Definition
made by a physical change and can be broken down into smaller pieces.
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Melting
Definition
when a object goes from a solid to a liquid heat was added,kinetic energy is gained, and its melting point is 32 degrees.
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Freezing
Definition
When a liquid turns to a solid at under 32 degrees, heat is removed, and kinetic energy is lost.
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Freezing Point
Definition
where a liquid freezes. 32 degrees.
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Melting Point
Definition
the tempeture that a solid melts into a liquid. above 32 degrees.
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Boiling
Definition
When a liquid evaporates and turns into a gas, heat is added kinetic energy is gained, and it happens at 212 degrees
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Boiling Point
Definition
the point where a liquid turns into a gas. 212 degrees
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Evaporation
Definition
when a liquid turns into a gas, heat is added, kinetic energy is added, and it evaportates at any time.
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Condensation
Definition
gas to liquid, heat is removed, kinetic energy is removed, lower tempeture.
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Decrease
Definition
when something lowers
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Increase
Definition
when someting rises
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Unicellular
Definition
when a organism only has one cell
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Multicellular
Definition
when a organism has more than one cell
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Diameter
Definition
the size around the outside of a circle
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Observation
Definition
what happened and what was noticed during a experiment
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Sublimation
Definition
when a object directly changes from a solid to a gas or a gas to a solid
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Triple Beam
Definition
a scale that goes by grams, with 3 bars and goes by ones, tens, and hundreds, and is used to measure small objects
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Balance
Definition
when two things are equal to eachother
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Chemical Equation
Definition
when two elements are added together, using a chemical equation
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Chemical Formula
Definition
the formula used to represent a element or compound
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Chemical Symbol
Definition
a captial letter and lowercase letter used to represent a element
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Coverslip
Definition
a piece of clear paper used to make a wet mount slide
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Element
Definition
a material found or created by man to make different substances
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Carbon Dioxide
Definition
used to make glocose and oxygen
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Control
Definition
something you can control, opposite of a variable, does not change
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Oxygen
Definition
the air we breathe, waste product of photosynthesis, used to have respiration
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Graduated Cylinder
Definition
used to measure liquids
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Independant Variable
Definition
can change at any moment
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Dependant Variable
Definition
does not change; dependant
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Animal Cell
Definition
the cells inside of a animal
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Cell
Definition
basic building blocks of living things
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Cell Membrane
Definition
alows materials to enter and leave the cell
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Cell Wall
Definition
surrounds the cell membrane of a plant cell, made of celluose, gives cell its shape
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
a network of channels used for transporting materials throughout the cell
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Mitochondrion
Definition
store and release energy the cells need to carry out the life processes
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Plant Cell
Definition
brick patterned cells in a plant
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Ribosomes
Definition
tiny grain like structures that make and store protein
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Vacuole
Definition
liquid filled spaces that store food and water nad pump liquids out of the cell
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Nucleus
Definition
structure found near cell center that controls all of the cells activity
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