Scientific Inquiry & STEM
Energy & Matter
Life: Changes & Interactions
Exploring the Universe
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What does STEM stand for?
Science Technology Engineering Math
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Gold, Hydrogen, and Helium are all examples of ____.
Elements
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A permanent change in the sequence of DNA in a gene is a MUTATION or VARIATION.
Mutation
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What causes Day and Night?
Rotation
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What is a species?
A specific kind of something
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The Independent Variable is the variable that is
Changing
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Carbon Dioxide and Water are examples of _____. (2 elements or more)
Compounds
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Breeding organisms with desired traits is NATURAL SELECTION or SELECTIVE BREEDING?
Selective Breeding
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What are the Inner Planets?
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars
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What is an environment?
Your surroundings
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The Dependent variable is the variable that is
Being Measured
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In the pH scale, 1-6 are acids and 8-14 are bases, so 7 is ___.
Neutral
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What is the last type of adaptations: Functional, Structural, & ____
Behavioral
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Another name for the phases of the moon is the
Lunar cycle
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What is an offspring
the child
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The Control is the variable that
stay the same
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In a chemical equation the reactants are before the arrow or after the arrow?
Before
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All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time is the: Population, Habitat, or Niche?
Population
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When the Moon's shadow appears on Earth, a ____ is happening.
Solar Eclipse
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What is an orbit?
A path that something takes
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Name 5 steps from the Scientific Method
Testable Question Hypothesis Procedures Experiment Analyze Data Conclusion
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What is the difference between a chemical change and a physical change?
A chemical change is irreversible; substance has change into a new substance. A physical change is the same substance but may look different.
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What is the difference between abiotic and biotic factors?
Biotic factors are the living things & Abiotic factors are the nonliving things.
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Name the 6 natural phenomena that the Earth and the Moon produce.
Rotation Revolution Solar Eclipse Lunar Eclipse Lunar cycle Tides
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What is an atom?
The building block of all matter