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6th Grade
01/22/2015

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Density,Mass,Volume,weight
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the four basic properties of matter
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volume
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the amount of space an object
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mass
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the amount of matter an objet contains
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weight
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is the gravitational pull on an objects mass
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density
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is mass per unit of volume
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graduated cylinder
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is the tool used to measure liquid volume
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L*W*H
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to find volume of a regular shaped solid you would measure using a metric ruler
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to find volume of an irregularly shaped solid you need to find the amount of liquid object
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displaces
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triple beam balance
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to find mass of an object ,you would use the tool known as the
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Matter
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anything that has weight and takes up space
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Formula for desinty
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Element
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Simplest form of matter
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Liquids
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medium energy, definite volume no definite shape
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Solid
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Definite shape and volume
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Gases
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No definite shape No definite volume
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solid particle and arrangement
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very close very slow
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Liquid particle and arrangement
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medium tight medium motion
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Gas particle and arrangement
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Far apart, very fast
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Amorphous solids
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can change to a liquid when heat applied
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True solids are called
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crystalline solids
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crystalline Lattice
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repeating pattern in a true solid
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Viscosity
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liquids resistance to flow...it's thickness
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Surface tension
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allows insects to walk on water
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Surface tension is due to....
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uneven forces acting on the liquids surface
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State of matter is determined by
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arrangement of particles and their movement
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Salt, sugar and sand are what kind of solids
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Crystalline
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Which has higher viscosity water of honey
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Honey
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Science
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A way of learning more about the natural world
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Technology
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Pactical ise of Science
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Three main branches of science
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Physical, Life & Earth
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Branch off science Also know as biology
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Life Science
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Physcial Science is devided into
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Chemisrty & Physica
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Used in science to test predictions and to expain concepts
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Models
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Types of Models
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Physical, Computer & idea
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true or false:Models may change as new discoveries are made
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True

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An inference means to
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Draw a conclusion
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Observations your made using your
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Five senses

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True or False:The more observations you make,the better your infrences will be 

 

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True

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Which trys to explain something that takes place place in the natural world
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A scientific theory
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Which is a rule describing a pattern in nature
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Scientific law
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Scientific Method
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Organized scientific approach to solving problems
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Hypothesis
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Prediction about a problem that can be tested
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First step of the Sci Method
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Identify a problem
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How do we record data from our experiments
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charts, graphs, pictures
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Independent Variable
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The variable CHANGED
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Dependent Variable
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The variable MEASURED in the experiemnt
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Constant
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All variables that remain the same
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Control
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Variable we COMPARE all other to
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The results of an experiment must be repeatable in order for results to be reliable. T or F
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True
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The ability to do work
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Energy
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The law of conservation of Energy states that energy can neither be
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created or destroyed it it only changes form
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Two states of energy
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Kenetic and potential
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Energy of motion
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Kenitic
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Energy of Postition
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Potential
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heat energy
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Thermal Energy
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Energy stored in chemical bonds
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chemical energy
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Light energy
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Radiant energy
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energy carried by an electrical current
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Electrical Energy
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Energy stored on the nucleus of a atom
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Nuclear
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Form of enrgy found in food
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chemical
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Energy form always released during energy transformation
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heat
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T or F When you see a change in the environment, you know EnrEgy has been trANSFERRED
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true
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nON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES
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Fossil fuels--Gas, Oil, wood
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Renewable Resources
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Wind, Water, Solar
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Advantage of NON rewable
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cheap, easy
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Disadvantage of NON renewable
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Polution
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Advantage of Renewable E
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Good for Enviroment
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Disadvantage of Renewable E
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Expensive
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