Quiz about Vocabulary Review

Question 1

Definition: A place in the body where two bones come together.

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Joint

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Climate zones (temperate, polar, tropical)

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Conductor

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Ground water

Question 2

Definition: A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area.

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Population

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Precipitation

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Community

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Competition

Question 3

Definition: Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart.

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Arteries

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Heredity

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Ventricles

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Capillaries

Question 4

Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves is called:

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Radiation

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Conduction

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Convection

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Absorption

Question 5

Fluffy, white clouds, usually with flat bottoms, that look like rounded piles of cotton are known as:

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Cumulus clouds

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Cirrus clouds

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Stratus clouds

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Nimbostratus clouds

Question 6

A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together is:

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Cartilage

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Neuron

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Tendon

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Ligaments

Question 7

Definition: Putting nutrients in the blood.

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Absorption

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Conduction

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Radiation

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Photosynthesis

Question 8

Definition: A material that allows heat to pass through it easily.

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Conductor

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Insulator

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Decomposer

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Convection

Question 9

Definition: A state of matter with no definite shape or volume.

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Gas

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Solid

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Liquid

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Mass

Question 10

Definition: A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles.

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Prokaryote

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Organelle

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Parasitism

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Nucleote

Question 11

Definition: A warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean.

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Gulf Stream

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Jet Stream

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Sargasso Sea

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Sea Breeze

Question 12

Definition: Consisting of many cells.

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Multicellular

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Extracellular

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Mitochondria

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Photosynthesis

Question 13

Traits that are passed from parents to their offspring are known as:

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Inherited traits

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Acquired traits

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Offspring

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Heredity

Question 14

The system consisting of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine is called the:

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Digestive system

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Digestive track

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Brain stem

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Respiratory system

Question 15

A front where a warm air mass is caught between two colder air masses and brings cool temperatures and large amounts of rain and snow is called a:

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Warm front

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Atmosphere

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Stationary front

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Occluded front

Question 16

Definition: to breathe out

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exhale

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extract

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inhale

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expel

Question 17

Definition: Connect bone to bone

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ligaments

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tendon

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cartilage

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joints

Question 18

Definition: A cycle in which air is warmed, rises, cools, and then sinks...the cycle then continues by heating back up, cooling off again, and sinking again, etc.

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convection cycle

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suturing cycle

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water cycle

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orogenic cycle

Question 19

Definition: Bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surface.

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Jet stream

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Sea breeze

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Gulf stream

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Trade winds

Question 20

Definition: A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.

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Commensalism

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Competition

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Parasitism

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Mutualism

Question 21

Definition: An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism.

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Predator

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Snow

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Prey

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Producer

Question 22

Definition: Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances.

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Prevailing Westerlies

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Global Winds

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Sea Breeze

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Trade Winds

Question 23

Definition: Movement of air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise.

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Sea breeze

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Gulf stream

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Jet stream

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Water cycle

Question 24

Definition: An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotation.

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Hydrometer

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Displacement

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Weight

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Radiation

Question 25

Definition: Prevailing winds that blow from east to west from 30 degrees latitude to the equator in both hemispheres.

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Prevailing westerlies

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Seasons

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Global winds

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Trade winds

Question 26

Definition: The evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant into the atmosphere.

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Transpiration

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Condensation

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Photosynthesis

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Evaporation

Question 27

Definition: The body's speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems.

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Nervous system

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Skeletal system

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Muscular system

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Respiratory system

Question 28

Definition: mass/volume

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Density

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Volume

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Weight

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Mass

Question 29

Definition: a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system

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Neuron

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Tendon

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Brain Stem

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Axon

Question 30

Definition: temperate, polar, tropical

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Climate zones (temperate, polar, tropical)

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Terrestrial

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Convection cycle

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Radiation

Question 31

Definition: Connects the brain and spinal cord.

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brain stem

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neuron

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spinal cord

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cerebellum

Question 32

Definition: All the different populations that live together in an area.

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Community

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Responsibility

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Population

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Situation

Question 33

Definition: Contracting and relaxing.

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How muscles move

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Hemisphere

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Ligaments

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Multicellular

Question 34

Definition: A warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time is known as?

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El Nino

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Climate

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La Nina

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Gulf Stream

Question 35

Definition: The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents is called?

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Coriolis effect

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Pygmalion effect

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Density

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Standards effect

Question 36

Definition: Data with numbers, based on numerical findings is referred to as?

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Quantitative

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Transpiration

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Assessable

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Observation

Question 37

Definition: Prevailing winds that blow from east to west between 60 degrees and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.

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Prevailing westerlies

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Polar easterlies

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Gas

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Trade winds

Question 38

Definition: The boundary of an advancing mass of warm air, in particular the leading edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system.

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Warm front

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Climate

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Water cycle

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Cold front

Question 39

Definition: A measure of the force of gravity on an object.

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Weight

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Gravity

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Mass

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Density

Question 40

Definition: Each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.

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Seasons

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Weather

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Climate

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Gravity

Question 41

Definition: Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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Matter

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Mass

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Volume

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Liquid

Question 42

Definition: Clear ice pellets precipitation, forms when rain falls through layer of freezing air.

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Sleet

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Rain

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Snow

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Weather

Question 43

Definition: Allows manipulation of the environment, locomotion, and facial expression. Maintains posture, and produces heat.

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Muscular System

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Digestive System

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Skeletal System

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Nervous System

Question 44

Definition: Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.

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Hail

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Rain

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Snow

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Wind

Question 45

Definition: Matter is not created nor destroyed in any chemical or physical change.

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Law of Conservation of Mass

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Physical Change

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Physical Property

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Chemical Change

Question 46

Definition: Heat transfer through liquid or gas.

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Convection

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Evaporation

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Radiation

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Conduction

Question 47

Definition: Underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks.

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Ground Water

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High Pressure

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Surface Water

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Water Table

Question 48

Definition: the flow of water that occurs when excess stormwater, meltwater, or other sources flow over the Earth's surface.

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Run Off Water

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Ground Water

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Veins

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Water Cycle

Question 49

Definition: A change in matter that produces one or more new substances.

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Chemical change

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Physical change

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Liquid

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Physical property

Question 50

Definition: Protects and supports body organs and provides a framework the muscles use to support movement. Made up of bones and joints.

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Skeletal system

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Nervous system

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Muscular system

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Respiratory system

Question 51

Definition: Heat transfer between solid substances or materials that are touching.

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Conduction

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Qualitative

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Radiation

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Convection

Question 52

Definition: Precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals.

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Snow

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Fog

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Wind

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Rain

Question 53

Definition: An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms.

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Decomposer

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Producer

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Conductor

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Consumer

Question 54

Definition: A condition of the atmosphere in which the pressure is above average.

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high pressure

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low pressure

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tension

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gravity

Question 55

Definition: A cloud at ground level.

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Fog

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Snow

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Hail

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Cirrus Clouds

Question 56

Definition: A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.

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Eukaryote

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Organelle

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Multicellular

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Parasitism

Question 57

Definition: a genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor.

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recessive gene

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dominant trait

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dominant gene

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recessive trait

Question 58

Definition: the fraction or percent of the total sky at a location that is covered by clouds.

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cloud cover

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high pressure

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support available

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cirrus clouds

Question 59

Definition: composed of one cell.

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unicellular/single cell

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parasitism

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hail

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precipitation

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