Mix and Flow of Matter
Cells and Systems
Light and Optical Systems
Mechanical Systems
100

The state of matter that has a definite shape and volume. 

Solid

100

The smallest unit that can perform the functions of life

Cell

100

The form of energy that you can see

Light

100

The mass of an object that is moved or lifted by a machine such as a lever. 

Load

200

Conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without it becoming liquid.

Sublimation

200

What are two structures found in plant cells that are not found in animal cells, and what is their function?

Plant cells have a cell wall, which provides support and protection, and chloroplasts, which carry out photosynthesis. Animal cells do not have these structures.

200

The bending of light when it passes from one material into another

Refraction

200

You exert a force of 2.0 N on a lever and moved it a distance of 0.6 m. Calculate the work. 

W = F x d

W = 1.2 J

300

Mixtures that contain 2 or more materials that are still visible.

Heterogeneous Mixture or Mechanical Mixture

300

Surrounds the cell and protects the cell's contents; selectively permeable; regulates the passage of substances into and out of a cell 

Cell Membrane

300

The emission of light produced by chemical reactions inside the bodies of living creatures. 

Bioluminescence

300

Name the six simple machines that are the building blocks of all mechanical systems.

Lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, and screw.

400

The substance that dissolves in a solvent to form a solution.

Solute

400

The system that breaks down food, absorbs food particles and eliminates wastes. 

Digestive System

400

In the eye, the colored ring; works like the diaphragm of a camera

Iris

400
A grooved wheel with a rope or chain running along the groove.

Pulley

500

The property that describes a liquid's thickness or thinness.

Viscosity

500

55% of the blood that carries nutrients, waste products, hormones and blood cells.

Plasma

500

The process in which light strikes a surface and bounces back off that surface. 

Reflection

500

A mechanic replaces a short wrench with a longer wrench to loosen a tight bolt. Which simple machine is being used, and why does the longer wrench help?

A lever. The longer wrench increases the effort arm, creating more torque and making the bolt easier to turn.