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| Newton's first law of motion |
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| an object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an ubalanced force. an object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. |
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| Newton's second law of motion |
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| acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object). |
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| Force+ Mass times acceleration |
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| Newton's third law of motion |
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| for every action there is an equal and opposite re-action. |
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| What is igneous rock made from? |
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| What are some examples of igneous rock? |
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| Granite, pumice, obsidian |
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| How is sedimentary rock formed? |
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| The weathering or erosion of suface rock, which is compacted/cemented together by layering of sediments. |
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| Most fossils are located in what kind of rock? |
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| limestone and other sedimentary rocks |
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| how is metamorphic rock formed? |
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| when igneous or sedimentary rock undergo enough pressure and heat that it changes into another form . It morphs. |
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| What is an example of metamorphic rock? |
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| slate, it started out as shale. |
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| succession is a gradual and progressive development of land in an ecosystem |
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| What is the difference between primary and secondary succession? |
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| Primary occurs following an opening of a pristine habitat. Secondary is a response to disturbance such as a forest fire. |
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| What three main stages are in the water cycle? |
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| evaporation, condensatiion and precipitation |
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| What type of energy causes water to evaporate? |
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| What is the relationship between each step in the level of organization? |
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| cells, tissue, organ ,organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem |
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| what is the difference between unicelular and multicellular organizms? |
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| Unicellular organisms can be a population and can live independently of other cells. Multicellular organisms need to be attached to other tissues in order to survive, and cannot live independently |
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| four common characteristics that all cells have in common |
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| cell membrane, cytoplasm and organelles, hereditary material, small size |
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| two differences between plant and animal cells |
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| cell wall, chloroplasts, large vacuole is only in plant cells |
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| Smaller cells are able to get materials into and out of the cell faster than larger cells. |
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| differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells |
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pro cells have no nucleus
pro cells have circular dna
eu cells have membrane-covered organelles
eu cells have linear dna |
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| brain of cell contains dna |
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| gives plant cells rigid structure |
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| keeps good materials in, bad ones out |
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| stores water or nutrients or waste |
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| allows plants to do photosynthessis |
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| network of roads throughout the cell |
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| contains enzymes to speed up digestion |
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| the soup in which all the organelles float |
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| packages supplies for transport |
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