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Science Finals Exam
Science Finals Exam
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7th Grade
05/30/2020

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Earthquake
Definition
movement of rocks along a break in the Earth's crust
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Fault
Definition
A break in the Earth's Crust
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Landslide
Definition
Result of a vibration from an earthquake, causes rocks to slide downhill
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Tsunami
Definition
Happens due to an earthquake underwater, Causes a huge amount of water to be displaced and massive destruction occurs
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Volcano
Definition
A vent in the Earth's crust which molten rock (magma) flows
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What is the difference between Magma and Lava
Definition
Magma is molten rock that forms inside of a volcano, while Lava is molten rock that hardens on the Earth's surface
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Weathering
Definition
Any natural process that changes objects on Earth's surface
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Erosion
Definition
the moving of weathered material from one location to another
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Deposition
Definition
the settling of eroded material
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glacier
Definition
A large mass of ice on land that slowly moves along the Earth's surface
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What is chemical weathering
Definition
when atoms of one substance react with another weathering component (i.e. Iron rocks and oxygen) and create a new molecule
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Photosynthesis
Definition
a series of chemical reactions that converts light energy, water and carbon dioxide
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Cellular Respiration
Definition
a series of chemical reactions that breaks down food molecules into energy
(i.e. Glucose+Oxygen->H2O+CO2)
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glycolysis
Definition
glycolysis is the process in which glucose is being broken down into energy molecules
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What is the Purpose of cellular respiration
Definition
To convert energy in food molecules into a form of usable energy
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consumers
Definition
Organisms that consume a producer or another consumer
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producers
Definition
Organisms that produce food in which consumers can eat
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herbivore
Definition
Only eat producers
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carnivore
Definition
Eats other animals
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detritivore
Definition
Eat dead organisms
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Omnivore
Definition
eats both plants and animals
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food chain
Definition
a simple model that shows where energy moves from the sun, to a producer, to a consumer, and to another consumer
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food web
Definition
a model that shows how matter and energy are interconnected to a community
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species
Definition
a group of organisms with similiar traits that are able to produce offsprind
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population
Definition
All organisms of the same species that live together and the same place at the same time
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community
Definition
All populations of different species that live in the same area at the same time
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ecosystem
Definition
all living and nonliving parts of a specific area
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symbiosis
Definition
a close, long term relationship between two species
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Commensalism
Definition
a symbiotic relationship that doesn't benefit or harm the other
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Parasitism
Definition
When one species is being harmed from a parasite
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Mutualism
Definition
When both partners benefit from the relationship
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Cooperative Relationship
Definition
members of some populations working together in order to survive
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Competitive Relationship
Definition
There aren't enough resources to go around, so then organisms fight over the resources
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predator-prey relationship
Definition
when one organism hunts and the other is the hunted
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