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Understanding Science: Key Concepts & Definitions

Explore the fundamentals of science with explanations on key terms like sedimentary rock, series circuit, and more! Get ready for your science test this week.

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Understanding Science: Key Concepts & Definitions

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  1. List 16

  2. Response The reaction of a living thing to a change in its environment.

  3. Series circuit • has a single path for electricity to follow

  4. Sedimentary Rock • rock formed from layers of particles cemented together under pressure.

  5. Rock • A natural, stony material composed of one or more minerals.

  6. science • The study of the natural world.

  7. Screw • An inclined plane that is wrapped around a wedge or cylinder.

  8. Second law of motion • The relationship among force, mass, and acceleration: F = m x a.

  9. Sea floor spreading • When new ocean floor forms along the mid ocean ridge

  10. Revolution • The movement of an object in space around another object.

  11. Secondary Wave • (S wave) An earthquake wave that can only travel through solids.

  12. Selective breeding • Mating or crossing individuals with the most desirable traits in order to get offspring with those traits

  13. Rotation • The spinning of an object around its axis.

  14. Sense organs • Body parts that receive information from the environment- include the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin.

  15. Good Luck on This Weeks Test!

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