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An Integrated System

8th Grade

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? Describe the fossil record of your

own life that might be found 64 million

years from now? What items, or

artifacts might be likely to survive?

Decay? Missing?

* To look over data &

search for meaning,

pattern, or relationship

* Study & investigation

aimed at the discovery &

interpretation of facts

* Sarawak

Chamber

* The center of the

Earth is located

about 6,380km

underground. If the

crust is about 50km

thick and the mantle

is 2,900km thick,

how thick is the

earth’s core?

“The most exciting phrase to

hear in science, the one that

heralds the most discoveries, is

not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but

'That's funny...” ― Isaac Asimov

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What is the first thing a student should do if an accident happens during a scienceexperiment?A report to the teacherB clean the laboratory stationC locate the nearest exitD put on safety goggles

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? If the sea floor is spreading an

average of 4 cm a year, how many

years did it take NY & the west coast

of Africa to reach their current

locations, 6,760km apart?

Which device is used

to determine the

volume of a liquid?

A anemometer

B graduated cylinder

C test tube

D thermometer

• Able to name

* To watch carefully

with attention to details* Mt. Kilimanjaro

* If the crust in a

certain area is

subsiding at the rate

of 2cm a year and

has an elevation of

1,000m, what

elevation will the

crust have in 10,000

yrs?

“The good thing about

science is that it's true

whether or not you believe in

it.” ― Neil deGrasse Tyson

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? Name 3 different TYPES of

mountains. How did each form?

Which is an

example of a

renewable

energy resource?

A biomass

B coal

C gas

D oil

* To make an educated

guess

* The process of taking

information on number,

size, or extent

* Lake Baikal

* Because of

differences in

gravity, your weight

on the moon would

be 1/6 what it is on

Earth. If you weigh

72N, what would

be your weight on

the moon?

“It would be possible to describe

everything scientifically, but it would

make no sense; it would be without

meaning, as if you described a

Beethoven symphony as a variation

of wave pressure.” Albert Einstein

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? How can you prove the world is

not flat?

Which best describes how ice

cores are important to the

study of geologic history?

A They show unconformities,

which signal changes in

deposition.

B They hold index fossils,

which are used to date the

different ice cores.

C They contain evidence

showing changes in the

atmospheric composition over

time.

D They follow the Law of

Superposition, which gives

reasons for extinctions of

species. * A small

representation of a

thing or idea

* A balance between

two things* Klondike River

* You drive 631.4km

on a geological dig.

The distance on

your car’s odometer

is 32795.2

afterwards. What

did the odometer

read before the trip?

“Any sufficiently advanced

technology is

indistinguishable from

magic.” Arthur C. Clarke

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? How are the natural processes

that form a mountain and mesa

different? Be specific.

What do earthquakes

tell scientists about the

history of the planet?

A Earth’s climate is

constantly changing.

B The continents of

Earth are continually

moving.

C Dinosaurs became

extinct about 65 million

years ago.

D The oceans are much

deeper today than

millions years ago.

* The act of staying the

same; not changing

*not staying the same;

to make different* Yangtze River

*You use 234.5m of

fencing to block off

an archaeological

dig. The area has a

perimeter of 26.8m.

How much fencing

material did you use

per meter of the

space?

“A thinker sees his own actions as

experiments and questions--as

attempts to find out something.

Success and failure are for him

answers above all.”

Friedrich Nietzsche

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? How are the natural processes

that form a canyon and valley

different? Be specific.

Scientists find dinosaur

fossils in the bottom rock

layers of a cliff and mammal

fossils in the middle rock

layer of the cliff. Which

could best be concluded

from

this evidence?

A Dinosaurs ate plants.

B Dinosaurs were eaten by

the mammals.

C Dinosaurs lived on Earth

before the mammals.

D Dinosaurs and mammals

lived at the same time.

* Rock formed from

cooled magma

* Rock formed from by

changing one rock into

another through heat

and pressure

* Mt. St. Helens

* The distance

between 40◦N

latitude and 41◦N

latitude is 69 mi.

What is the

distance in km? (1

km = 0.621mi)

“If you try and take a cat apart to

see how it works, the first thing

you have on your hands is a

non-working cat.” Douglas Adams

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? Describe the layers of the earth.

Be specific.

What do transitional

fossils best

support?

A the Theory of

Biological Evolution

B the Law of

Superposition

C the Theory of

Geological

Evolution

D the Theory of

Continental Drift

* Rock formed from

the compaction of

sediment over time

* gaps in geologic

record

* The Blue Hole

* On a map

scale, if 1cm =

30 km, how

many cm are

equal to

315km?

“Science investigates; religion interprets.

Science gives man knowledge, which is

power; religion gives man wisdom, which

is control. Science deals mainly with

facts; religion deals mainly with values.

The two are not rivals.”Martin Luther King Jr.

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What is the difference between

renewable resources & non-

renewable resources. Give

examples of each.

A scientist finds the

bones of a dinosaur.

What could help the

scientist determine

the approximate age of

the dinosaur bones?

A the birds living in the

area of the bones

B the weather

conditions in the area

of the bones

C the kinds of trees

living in the area of the

bones

D the index fossils in

the area of the bones

* To reach reasonable

logic based on

evidence

*a group of

measurements, facts,

or statistics

* Uluru

* The contour line at

the base of a hill

reads 90 ft. There

are 5 contour lines

between the base of

the hill and the top. If

the contour interval is

30 ft, what is the

elevation of the

highest contour line?

“Student: Dr. Einstein, Aren't these

the same questions as last year's

[physics] final exam?

Dr. Einstein: Yes; But this year the

answers are different.”

― Albert Einstein

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? How would a standard system of

weights and measures, agreed to

and used around the world make

life easier? Give examples.

Which would indicate that

a series of fossils

represent the evolution of

the horse?

A All of the fossils were

found in the same layers

of rocks as horse fossils.

B All of the fossils are

completely identical to

horse bones.

C All of the fossils show

similar structures to that

of the modern horse.

D All of the fossils were

located in the same place

on Earth as horses. *branch of geology

studying the movement &

folding of the earth's

crust

*process in which

organisms evolve to

adapt to environment

* Kalahari Desert

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“The scientist is not a person

who gives the right answers,

he's one who asks the right

questions.” Claude Lévi-Strauss

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? Where does the Energy come

from to begin the food chain:

- Top of the ocean

- Bottom of the ocean

What process is most

responsible for the

extinction of most

species of plants and

animals that have lived

on Earth?

A gene mutation

B environmental

changes

C selective breeding

D decrease in

reproduction

* no stripes or layers

* moving down of the

earth's surface * The Dead Sea

* Find the

median and

range:

4, 19, 3, 19,

“Our civil rights have no

dependence on our religious

opinions any more than our

opinions in physics or geometry...”

Thomas Jefferson

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? Why are there more prey that

predators in an ecosystem?

Why is a healthy diet

important?

A It maintains a

constant body

temperature.

B It prevents

damage to internal

organs.

C It makes oxygen

for all the cells in the

body.

D It supplies the

body’s needs for

growth and energy.

* the force of pulling

two plates apart

* the force pressing

two plates together

* Mt. Mitchell

“Wisdom is not a product of

schooling but of the lifelong

attempt to acquire it.”

― Albert Einstein

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Find the

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mode:

4, 19, 3, 19, 4

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? Make a list of all the different

types of cells you can think of &

the jobs they do. Why do cells

need energy?

*naturalist that

proposed the idea of

natural selection

*Russian chemist who

created the periodic

table of chemical

elements

*The Great

Barrier Reef

* It takes Cell A 1 h

to complete its cell

cycle and produce

two cells. The cell

cycle of Cell B takes

2 h. How many more

cells would be formed

from cell A than Cell

B in 6 h? 1PREFIX- tele-

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* “If we knew what it was we

were doing, it would not be

called research, would it?”

― Albert Einstein

Answer is: unique,

specific, complete

A:

Tigers and household

cats are members of

the same family;

however, their sizes

are vastly different.

What is the cause of

this difference?

A biochemical

makeup

B behavioral makeup

C genetics

D habitat size

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? Which of the following best describes

a living cell?

(a) building block (b) a living organism

(c) a complex factory (d) all of the above

Why do doctors

suggest that people get

a flu vaccine each

year?

A Viruses replicate

more rapidly over time.

B Viruses can mutate

from year to year.

C Vaccines are

absorbed by the body

after a year.

D Vaccines get

stronger over time.

*structures of different

species that have

similar function but not

the same origin

*structures of differeent

species that have the

same origin but different

functions

* Atacama Desert

* An average

bacterium is about

0.000002m long. A

pencil point is about

0.00 m wide.

Approximately how

many bacteria would fit on a pencil point?

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“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be

known.”― Carl Sagan

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? Biology is the only science in

which multiplication means the

same thing as division. How can

this be so?

Which of these careers

would a student

studying biotechnology

most likely

pursue?

A electrical engineering

B astronomy

C agricultural research

D geology

*plants release water

vapor into the

atmosphere

*organism exchange

gases with the

atmosphere

* La Brea Tar Pits

A normal cell spends

90% of its time in

interphase. How is

90% expressed as a

fraction?

(a) 3/4 (b) 4/5

(c) 85/100 (d) 9/10

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a

deep gravity well, on the surface of a

gas covered planet going around a

nuclear fireball 90 million miles away

and think this to be normal is obviously

some indication of how skewed our

perspective tends to be.” Douglas Adams

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? Explain the difference between

traits and characteristics. Which is

more closely associated with DNA

& genes? Where are they found?

Ten people became sick

with the flu after

attending a school

dance. What is the

scenario that could best

explain how the people

got sick?

A contact with

environmental sources

B contact with an

infected animal

C contact with a

contaminated object

D contact with an

infected person

*fault where the

hanging wall falls

down

*fault where the

hanging wall is pushed

up

* San Andreas

Fault

Cell A has 3X as

many chromosomes

Cell B has. After Cell

B’s chromosomes

double during

mitosis, Cell B has 6

chromosomes. How

many chromosomes

does Cell A have?

“The most beautiful experience

we can have is the mysterious -

the fundamental emotion which

stands at the cradle of true art

and true science.” Albert Einstein

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? Describe algae. Algae need a

lot of water to live. What habitats

might you find algae?

Which is the best way

to help prevent the flu

from becoming a

pandemic?

A getting a vaccination

B taking antibiotics

C eating fruits and

vegetables

D washing hands

*a widespread

outbreak of an

infectious disease

*an infectious disease

that spreads globally

* Giant’s

Causeway

How is the

product 6 x 6 x 6 x 4 x 4 x 4

expressed in

scientific

notation?

“An expert is a person who

has made all the mistakes that

can be made in a very narrow

field.” ― Niels Bohr

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How can the rate of an

infectious disease be

drastically reduced?

A by taking medication

daily

B by preventing

transmission between

people

C by wearing clean

clothing daily

D by performing dental

hygiene times each

day three times daily

*a threadlike strand of

DNA that carries

genes

*organelle that has

chlorophyll in a plant

cell

* Grand Tsingy

* Bob walked 2 ½

km on Sat, 2 1/3

km on Sunday, and

1 km on Monday.

How many kms did

Bob walk on those

3 days?

“Everything must be made as

simple as possible. But not

simpler.”

― Albert Einstein

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involving the spread of bacteria. How

would your life change if you had to

worry about getting clean water each

day?

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? If you can’t see bacteria without a

microscope, how do you know when

you’ve come into contact with them?

How can you avoid bacteria? What

foods have good bacteria in them?

Malaria is a common

disease in many

countries. What is the

cause of this disease?

A a virus

B a bacterium

C a fungus

D a parasite

*the process by which

a cel divides into 2

smaller cells

*cell division in

sexually reproducing

organisms

* Crater Lake

* A species of

bacteria undergo

binary fission

every 30 minutes.

If they began with

one bacterium,

how many bacteria

will there be after 2

hours?

“That which can be asserted

without evidence, can be

dismissed without evidence.”

― Christopher Hitchens

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? Absolute or Relative age?

1. She is my younger sister.

2. He is 12 years old

Why do geologists use both absolute

& relative dating to interpret the past?

Which would best

allow a species to

survive environmental

changes?

A similar physical

features

B low mutation rate

C small population

D genetic diversity

*boundary where two

tectonic plates slide

past each other

*boundary where two

tectonic plates pull

apart

* Mammoth

Caves

* If 10 people

exposed to a virus

each expose 25

more people to the

virus, how many

people will be

exposed to the

virus?

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it

is only to be understood. Now is

the time to understand more, so

that we may fear less.”

― Marie Curie

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? How does the moon affect the

tides? Be specific.

Why is water from an

aquifer more likely to be

cleaner than water from

other

sources?

A because it forms where

fresh and salt water meet

B because it receives

water directly from

precipitation

C because it rises to the

surface near the ocean

D because pollutants are

filtered by rock and soil

deep within Earth

*having cells that lack

membrane-bound

nuclei

*cells that have a

membrane around the

nucleus

* Bay of Fundy

* During a drought, a

city’s water supply

decreased by 35%.

If the city had a

reserve of 45 million

liters of water before

the drought, how

much do they have

today?

“I do not feel obliged to believe

that the same God who has

endowed us with sense, reason,

and intellect has intended us to

forgo their use.” Galileo Galilei

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? What is the source of the

Mississippi River? Can a river really

be said to have a definite source?

Describe what a river’s source might

look like?

If a body of water has

high turbidity levels,

what can most likely

be concluded?

A It has a low pH.

B It is unsafe to drink.

C It is too hot to drink.

D It contains a lot of

chem

*the condition in which

an organism can resist

disease

*injection of weakened

or dead microbes to

create antibiodies

* Mount Fuji

*

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“Faith is universal. Our specific

methods for understanding it are

arbitrary. Some of us pray to Jesus,

some of us go to Mecca, some of us

study subatomic particles. In the end

we are all just searching for truth, that

which is greater than ourselves.”

― Dan Brown, Angels & Demons

* The number of

frogs in lasso Pond

increased by about

70 frogs this

summer. If this is a

25% increase, how

many frogs lived in

the pond before

last summer?

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? Even though it’s dangerous (because

the Nile River delta floods frequently),

many farms are located there. Is this

sound agricultural practice? Explain.

In the United States,

which is responsible for

ensuring the safety of

the country’s

drinking water?

A Environmental

Protection Agency

(EPA)

B Food and Drug

Administration (FDA)

C National Oceanic and

Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA)

D Center for Disease

Control (CDC)

*molecular biology that

studies the use of

microbes to perform

specific industrial

processes

*no longer in existence

* The Everglades

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to ◦C

98.6 ◦F

“Life would be tragic if

it weren't funny.”

― Stephen Hawking

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? A family lives 50 km from the

nearest stream or lake and gets

water from a well. Where does

this water come from?

Which factors can have

the greatest effect on

the health of a river

system?

A type of soil and

salinity

B nitrate levels and

turbidity

C human consumption

and pH

D natural disasters and

tidal changes

*research activity that

creates an exact copy

of a gene, organism, or

cell

*dioxyribonucleic acid,

holds the genes in the

nucleus of the cell

*Mt. Rainer

* A river flows at a

speed of 8 km/h.

If you floated on a

raft in this river,

how far would

you have traveled

after 5 h?

“A man who dares to waste

one hour of time has not

discovered the value of life.”

― Charles Darwin,

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? Why shouldn’t you fill your

canteen from water from a nearby

stream? What can you do to be

safe?

*having stripes or

layers

*spring back, rise * Cliffs of Moher

* Groundwater in

an area flows at a

speed of 4 km/h.

How long would it

take the water to

flow 10km to its

spring?

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“For, after all, how do we know that

two and two make four? Or that the

force of gravity works? Or that the

past is unchangeable? If both the

past and the external world exist

only in the mind, and if the mind

itself is controllable – what then?”

― George Orwell, 1984

Scientists think that

dolphins and whales

may have evolved from

a common

ancestor. What

evidence supports this

hypothesis?

A They swim the same

way.

B They eat the same

food.

C They live in the same

area of the ocean.

D They have similar

anatomies.

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? Describe the ocean floor

between NC and Africa.

* Mauna Kea

* A family uses 70L

of water a day for

showering. If

everyone in the

family agreed to

shorten his/her

shower from 10 min

to 5 min, how many

liters of water would

be saved each day?

“The first principle is that you

must not fool yourself and

you are the easiest person to

fool.” Richard P. Feynman

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Which best explains the

importance of nitrogen in

the cycling of energy and

matter?

A Nitrogen increases

protein production in

plants.

B Nitrogen decreases

protein production in

plants.

C Nitrogen decreases

the effectiveness of

photosynthesis.

D Nitrogen increases the

effectiveness of

photosynthesis.

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*a change from one state to

another without a change in

chemical structure (atoms

stay the same)

*The substances present at

the beginning of the change

are not present at the end;

new substances are formed.

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? Imagine you are a marine biologist

who must classify marine life into 3

groups. Identify the criteria you would

use in your classification system.

In which oceanic

zone do clams

and crabs

survive by

burrowing in the

sand?

A oceanic

B intertidal

C deep ocean

D open ocean

*muddiness created by

stirring up sediment or

having foreign particles

suspended

*the amount of acidity

or alkalinity of the water

* The Matterhorn

* A river flows at a

speed of 10km/h.

If a boat travels

upstream at

15km/h, how far

will it travel in 3h?

“To invent, you need a good

imagination and a pile of

junk.”

― Thomas A. Edison

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? Which of these activities involve

resources from the sea:

Tabitha drove her car to the market to

buy tuna steak. At home she drank a

glass of water and fired up her gas grill to

cook it.

What happens to a

population and to

competition when there is

a reduction of

living space?

A The population

expands and competition

intensifies.

B Competition

strengthens while the

population contracts.

C The population

increases as competition

decreases.

D Competition weakens

and the population

decreases. *the proportion of salt

in a solution

*exposing to air * Tigris-

Euphrates Valley

* A kelp plant is

5 cm tall. If it

grows an

average of 29

cm per day, how

tall will the kelp

plant be after 2

weeks?

“I'm a pessimist because of

intelligence, but an optimist

because of will.”

Antonio Gramsci, Gramsci's

Prison Letters

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? Why do the following locations have

two very different year-round

temperatures?

- Scilly Isles (England)

- Newfoundland (Canada)

Which of these

organisms is a

producer in a marine

ecosystem?

A fish

B gull

C algae

D worm

*any natural resource

that can be replenished

over time

*resource that is used

up and cannot naturally

be replenished

* Devil’s Tower

* Only 3% of the

Earth’s water is

drinkable. What

portion of

Earth’s water is

not drinkable?

“We are a way for the

cosmos to know itself.”

― Carl Sagan

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97%

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? What type of change is rusting?

What is changing & how?

Which best determines

the number of wolves

that can live in an

area?

A the amount of snow

in the area each year

B the number of birds

that live in the area

C the number of trees

in the area

D the amount of food

available in the area

*a ridge of land that

separates two

adjacent river systems

*depression of land

wher water collects

* Mt. Everest

*There are 8

elements that

make up 98.5%

of Earth’s crust:

46.6%O, 8.1%Al,

5.0%Fe, 3.6%Ca,

2.8%Na, 2.6%K,

2.1%Mg. The rest

is silicon. What %

is silicon?

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“Millions saw the apple fall,

Newton was the only one

who asked why?”

― Bernard M. Baruch

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? What makes copper suitable for

use in electrical wires?

If a chemical reaction

such as photosynthesis

begins with 6 atoms of

carbon (C),

how many atoms of

carbon (C) should be in

the products?

A 12 atoms of carbon

(C)

B 6 atoms of carbon (C)

C 3 atoms of carbon (C)

D 2 atoms of carbon (C)

* Victoria Falls

*Table sugar is a

compound made of

carbon, hydrogen,

and oxygen. If sugar

contains 41.86%

carbon and 6.98%

hydrogen, what % of

sugar is oxygen?

“Science is a way of thinking

much more than it is a body

of knowledge.”

― Carl Sagan

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*determining what

objects/rocks are older than

others based on how they are

arranged/layered in the earth

*measurement of the amount

of radioactive material (C14)

an object contains; can be

used to determine age

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? Which are hot & which are cold?

60◦F 60◦C OR 37◦F 37◦C

100◦F 0◦C OR 70◦F 70◦C

What happens to water

molecules during the

boiling process?

A They move faster

and move farther apart

as they absorb heat.

B They move faster

and remain close

together as they

absorb heat.

C They move more

slowly but move farther

apart as they lose heat.

D They move faster

and move farther apart

as they lose heat.*metallic elements in

the B group, have an

incomplete inner

electron shell making

*chemical element that

is usually a shiny solid

* Weddell Sea

* If 16/n = ½,

what is the

value of n?

“We can judge our progress by the

courage of our questions and the

depth of our answers, our

willingness to embrace what is true

rather than what feels good.”

― Carl Sagan

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hydro-, hydra-

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? List three ways that modern

mapmaking is probably different

from mapmaking 100 years ago.

Which statement best

explains how periods on

the periodic table are

organized?

A increasing atomic

number from left to right

B increasing number of

neutrons from left to right

C decreasing number of

electrons from left to

right

D decreasing atomic

mass number from left to

right

*in stratified

sedimentary rocks, the

lowest layer is the

oldest

*matter cannot be

created or destroyed

* Amazon River

Balance the

equation:

Na + Cl NaCl

“Miracles are not contrary to

nature but only contrary to

what we know about nature. ”

― Augustine of Hippo

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? Describe 3 chemical reactions.

Be specific.

*a collection containing a

variety of things; can be

separated; not chemically

joined

*is a substance that has

two or more elements in

it

* Great Salt Lake

“Equipped with his five senses,

man explores the universe

around him and calls the

adventure Science.”

― Edwin Hubble

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Balance the

equation:

2Ca + Cl CaCl2 2

*An ice cube is put into a

heated pan. What will

most likely happen to

the

molecules in the ice as

the ice is heated?

A The molecules will

begin to move slower.

B The molecules will

begin to move faster.

C The molecules will

begin to increase in

density.

D The molecules will

begin to condense in the

air.

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Mt.

Vesuvius

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? Describe 3 properties of metal.

Name uses for metal in your

everyday life.

*rock found outside of

the earth

*rock found inside the

earth

* Petrified Forest

“Science is organized

knowledge. Wisdom is

organized life. ”

― Immanuel Kant

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Balance the

equation:

H O H + O22 2

2

2

1 Which is the

best example of

a pure

substance?

A peanuts

B milk

C gold

D air

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? Historically salt has had many

uses besides spice. They are ionic

compounds. Name some uses for

salt. Where does it come from?

Which best explains

why the total mass of

the product(s) would be

less than the

total weight of the

reactant(s) after a

chemical reaction?

A A physical change

occurred.

B Atoms involved in the

reaction lost mass.

C Precipitates were

created in the new

solution.

D Gases were released

to the atmosphere.

*an agent that spreads

disease

*any agent that can

induce a genetic

mutation

* Rhine River

* Balance the

equation

“It is harder to crack prejudice

than an atom.”

― Albert Einstein

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Cu + 2AgCl

Ag + CuCl2

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? The word compound refers to

something consisting of 2 or more

parts. Name some compounds

you know.

Which pair of

elements has the

most similar

properties?

A Li and B

B I and Ca

C K and He

D N and P

*genetically modified

organism

*classification of

organisms based on

similarities

* Zaire River

* How many

atoms of

nitrogen, N, are

in the formula

for calcium

nitrate, Ca(NO )

“You can observe a lot

just by watching.”

― Yogi Berra

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? What do gold, iron, & aluminum have

in common? What do oxygen & sulfur

have in common? How is silicon

different from aluminum or oxygen?

Which shows one

example of a physical

change and one

example of a chemical

change?

A boiling water and

melting wax

B rusting iron and

baking a cake

C dissolving powder

and shredding paper

D freezing water and

burning coal

*infectious agent that

replicates itself within

living hosts

*single-celled

organisms that can

cause disease

* Yellowstone

* Balance the

equation

“Your assumptions are your

windows on the world. Scrub

them off every once in a while,

or the light won't come in.”

― Isaac Asimov

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FeCl + K S

FeS + KCl

2 2

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? What happens to salt or sugar

when added to water? Do

temperature, acidity, or color

matter? Why or why not?

How does a balanced

chemical equation satisfy

the Law of Conservation

of Mass?

A During a chemical

reaction, the total amount

of matter stays the same.

B During a chemical

reaction, matter is

destroyed.

C During a chemical

reaction, one or more new

substances are formed.

D During a chemical

reaction, the total number

of atoms increases.*does not let

water/liquid through

*a neutral zone

between two points * Sahara Deseret

*Nina has 15

pens. She has 3

red, 10 black, 2

blue. If Ben

selects a pen at

random, what is

the probability

that the pen

selected is red?

“Science, you don't know,

looks like magic.”

― Christopher Moore

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