SSA Vocab. #10: Practice Set

Front

Condition producing a response

Back

stimulus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Front

Closest star to Earth and solar system center

Back

sun

Front

A large, self-luminous body held by gravity and powered by thermonuclear reactions.

Back

star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Front

Increased range of sea level rise and fall occurring twice monthly due to alignment of Earth, moon, and sun.

Back

spring tide

Front

Progressive replacement of one community type by another on a single site.

Back

Succession

Front

Non-cellular, disease-causing particle using host's genetic material to reproduce

Back

virus

Front

Distance between wave crests

Back

wavelength

Front

A physical quantity with magnitude and direction.

Back

Vector

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Front

Type of simple machine: inclined plane separating two objects

Back

wedge

Front

A simple machine that is a circular frame or disk revolving around a central axis.

Back

wheel and axle

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2