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MYSTERY CATEGORY 1 - $1500

the smallest unit of a chemical element that can still retain the properties

of that element

What is an ATOM?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 1 - $1600

a physical change that occurs when matter

changes to another state (i.e., liquid, gas, or solid)

What is a CHANGE OF STATE?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 1 - $1700

a substance made up of a combination of two or more elements held together by chemical bonds that cannot be separated by physical

means

What is: A COMPOUND?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 1 - $1800

the process of changing from a gas (i.e., water vapor) to a liquid (i.e.,

dew); the act of making more dense or compact

What is CONDENSATION?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 1 - $1900

controlled use and/or maintenance of natural

resources; various efforts to preserve or protect

natural resources

What is a CONSERVATION?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 2- $1500

layering matter in a natural process

What is DEPOSITION?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 2 - $1600

a substance that cannot be reduced to a simpler substance by chemical

means

What is an ELEMENT?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 2 - $1700

a pyramidal diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position, or level, in the

feeding order

What is an ENERGY PYRAMID?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 2 - $1800

the sum of conditions affecting an organism, including all living and nonliving things in an area, such as plants, animals, water,

soil, weather, landforms, and air

What is the ENVIRONMENT?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 2 - $1900

the process by which a liquid is converted to its vapor phase by heating

the liquid

What is EVAPORATION?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 3- $1500

the pivot point of a lever

What is a FULCRUM?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 3 - $1600

one of the fundamental states of matter in which

the molecules do not have a fixed volume or shape

What is a GAS?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 3 - $1700

a force of attraction between two masses

What is a GRAVITATION?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 3 - $1800

the property of a body, due to its mass, that

causes it to resist any change in its motion

unless overcome by a force

What is an INERTIA?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 3 - $1900

one of the fundamental states of matter with a definite volume but no

definite shape

What is a LIQUID?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 4- $1500

the product of a thorough blending of two or more

substances, not chemically combined

What is a MIXTURE?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 4 - $1600

a natural satellite that revolves around a planet

What is a MOON?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 4 - $1700

MYSTERY CATEGORY 4 - $1700

a structure containing different tissues that are organized to carry out a specific function of the body (e.g., heart, lungs,

brain, etc.)

What is an ORGAN?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 4 - $1800

a chemical process by which plants trap light

energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into

carbohydrates (sugars)

What is PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 4 - $1800

a reaction; a change in matter from one form to another,

without forming new substances

What a PHYSICAL CHANGE?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 4 - $1800

any alteration of the natural environment producing a condition

harmful to living organisms; may occur

naturally or as a result of human activities

What is POLLUTION?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 5 - $1500

a resource that is replaced or restored, as it is used, by natural processes in a

reasonable amount of time

What is a RENEWABLE RESOURCE?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 5 - $1600

any material that can be used to satisfy a need

What a RESOURCE?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 5 - $1700

having a definite shape and a definite volume; one of the fundamental states

of matter

What is a SOLID?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 5 - $1800

a set of objects, organisms, or different parts acting to form a

whole

What is a SYSTEM?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 5 - $1900

similar cells acting to perform a specific

function; four basic types of tissue are muscle,

connective, nerve, and epidermal

What is a TISSUE?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 6 - $1500

the path water takes as it is being cycled through

the environment, including condensation,

evaporation, and precipitation

What is the WATER CYCLE?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 6 - $200

a procedure that is carried out in order to observe a

response caused by a stimulus; not a complete

experiment

What is an INVESTIGATION

MYSTERY CATEGORY 6 - $300

relating to an object too small to be visible without the use of a microscope

What is MICROSCOPIC?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 6 - $400

a plan of inquiry that uses science process skills as tools to gather, organize,

analyze, and communicate information

What is the SCIENTIFIC METHOD?

MYSTERY CATEGORY 6 - $500

a mixture of two or more substances uniformly

dispersed throughout a single phase

What is a SOLUTION?