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science MSL review 7th grade
Question | Answer |
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What is the force that works against motion? | friction |
Which type of friction produces no heat? | static |
What do you call any push or pull? | force |
Velocity includes speed and______. | direction |
Isaac Newton published the 3 laws of ________. | motion |
What do all forces come in? | pairs |
If the objects are not moving then they are ___________. | balanced |
Which type of energy is stored? | potential |
Which type of energy is doing work and is in motion? | kinetic |
The forces that occurs when two substances rub together is ______ | friction |
Which type of friction occurs when objects move through air or water? | fluid |
What do you call the force of gravity on an object? | weight |
A non motorized device that makes work easier. | simplemachine |
The tendency for an object to be lazy or keep doing what it is doing. | inertia |
All living things are made of.. | cells |
The tendency for an animal to control its internal environment and remain stable. | homeostasis |
The specialized parts of a cell. | organelle |
The thick, gel, liquid which holds and protects the organelles. | cytoplasm |
The organelle that is the control center of the cell. | nucleus |
The organelle that makes the energy for the cell. | mitochondria |
The cell wall is the stiff, hard structure that surrounds ______ cells. | plant |
The organelle in plant cells that perform photosynthesis. | chloroplast |
Single celled organisms usually found in water. | protist |
What do you call a group of cells that do the same job? | tissue |
What do you call a group of tissues doing the same job? | organ |
Which human body system produces blood cells? | skeletal |
A piece of tissue that connects a bone to a bone. | ligament |
The slippery, flexible material found at the end of bones. | cartilage |
The soft, spongy tissue found inside bones. | marrow |
Muscles you have no control over such as digestion. | involuntary |
The muscle type found only in the heart. | cardiac |
The pigment that gives skin its color. | melanin |
The muscular tube that takes food from the mouth to the stomach. | esophagus |
The muscular organ where food is mixed with hydrochloric acid. | stomach |
Fats that are usually a solid at room temperature and can raise cholesterol. | saturated |
A waxy, fat-like substance that can lead to heart disease, and is only found in animals products. | cholesterol |
The type of digestion where food is broken into smaller pieces or torn apart. | mechanical |
After food leaves the pharynx where does it go? | esophagus |
Which digestive organ produces bile to help break up fats? | liver |
Which digestive organ produces insulin to help break down starches and carbohydrates? | pancreas |
The vestigial organ attached to the large intestines. | appendix |
The flap of tissue that closes over the windpipe to prevent food from going down. | epiglottis |
The involuntary contractions that push food through the digestive system. | peristalsis |
The muscular organ that pumps blood through the body. | heart |
The blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. | artery |
The blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart. | vein |
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backwards. | valve |
The largest artery in the body. | aorta |
The liquid part of blood. | plasma |
The part of blood that helps it to clot. | platelet |
The iron containing protein found in red blood cells. | hemoglobin |
Tiny hairs lining the nasal passage that sweep out things we breathe in. | cilia |
After air leaves the pharynx where does it go? | trachea |
Tiny air sacs in the lungs used for gas exchange. | alveoli |
The passageway for both food and air. | pharynx |
The organs that filter waste products from the blood. | kidneys |
The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder. | ureter |
The opening where urine leaves the body. | urethra |
The type of reproduction that does not require fertilization. | asexual |
What is the male gamete? | sperm |
What is the female gamete? | egg |
What do you call a fertilized egg? | zygote |
What do you call a developing human from the 9th week until birth? | fetus |
The time frame when an egg is released from an ovary. | ovulation |
The process of physical change when a child's body matures into an adult body. | puberty |
The type of twins made from two fertilized eggs. | fraternal |
The type of twins made from one fertilized egg that splits. | identical |
Which human body system protects us from foreign substances that may enter the body. | immune |
The main function of this system is to transport nutrients and gases through the body. | circulatory |
What are the basic building blocks of all organisms? | cells |
The type of reproduction where offspring are genetically similar to parents. | sexual |
The type of reproduction which involves only one parent. | asexual |
Threadlike strands of DNA that carry genetic information. | chromosomes |
The different versions of a gene. | allele |
Alleles that are the same. They both are capital or lower case. | homozygous |
Alleles that are different. One is capital, one is lower case. Also called hybrid. | heterozygous |
The physical appearances or visible traits of an organism. | phenotype |
A chart or family tree that tracks the members of a family. | pedigree |
The genetic makeup or allele combination. | genotype |
The natural movement of air in the form of a current. | wind |
A violent, rotating wind that forms over land. | tornado |
A storm with a violent wind that forms over the ocean. | hurricane |
What is the main gas found in the atmosphere? | nitrogen |
The curving global winds formed by the rotation of the Earth. | coriolis |
The layer of the atmosphere where weather takes place. | troposphere |
The layer of the atmosphere where "good" ozone is found. | stratosphere |
The process of water moving from lakes back to the atmosphere. | evaporation |
A quick moving ribbon of air that moves from west to eat high in the atmosphere. | jetstream |
Which layer of the atmosphere is found closest to the Earths surface? | troposphere |
Which step of the water cycle causes clouds to form? | condensation |
What do you call the average weather over a long period of time? | climate |
Which step of the water cycle returns fresh water to the Earth? | precipitation |
Condensation is the change of a gas to a ______. | liquid |
The study of the atmosphere at a given time and place. | weather |
In which layer of the atmosphere are jet streams found? | troposphere |
The process used by plants to release extra water into the atmosphere. | transpiration |
What does a dry, cold air mass colliding with a moist, warm air mass create? | tornado |
A natural electrical discharge that can form between clouds or the ground. | lightning |
Low lying, flat clouds that look like fog. | stratus |
Plants change ____ energy in to chemical energy. | solar |
All animal and plant cells are surround by a thin... | cellmembrane |
In which cell organelle does respiration take place? | mitochondria |
Where does digestion begin? | mouth |
Sexual reproduction provides more.... | diversity |
What are cilia, flagella and pseudopods used for in protists? | moving |
Which human body system is responsible for removing waste products from the body? | excretory |
What kind of energy does a stretched rubber band have? | potential |
When energy changes from one form to another, some of the energy is always lost through ______. | heat |
The process of cell division used in asexual reproduction. | mitosis |
The layer of the atmosphere that burns up meteors and shooting stars. | mesosphere |
The combination of potential and kinetic energy. | mechanical |
The type of cell division used with SEXUAL reproduction. | meiosis |
The layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up. | mesosphere |
The layer of the atmosphere that contains good ozone. | stratosphere |
The layer of the atmosphere where aurora's are found. | thermosphere |
The layer of the atmosphere that is also called space. | exosphere |
The female gamete. | egg |
The male gamete. | sperm |
Each human cell has 46 of these.... | chromosomes |