MCAS Vocab Review 1

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Across
  1. 3. Law saying that mass is neither created nor destroyed
  2. 4. A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined
  3. 5. DNA coiled into an X shape and stored in the nucleus
  4. 7. A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
  5. 9. organelle that transports materials through the cell
  6. 11. Total energy of the particles in an object
  7. 13. selective breeding of plants and animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits in offspring
  8. 16. The process used to measure the volume of an object by finding the volume in a graduated cylinder before and after the object is added
  9. 17. A material that heat and electricity cannot pass through
  10. 20. a graph often used to show change over time
  11. 21. molecules that build up our bodies and carry out important processes
  12. 22. Basic unit of life
  13. 24. The use of machines, tools and labor to make things for use or sale
  14. 25. The solid, dense center of the Earth
  15. 26. Wind from the land to the ocean
  16. 27. The tendency of an obect to resist change in motion
  17. 28. Energy of motion
  18. 32. a physical feature of an organism's body having a specific function that contributes to the survival of the organism
  19. 33. a graph used to compare data in different categories
  20. 34. Mushy/thick liquid layer between the crust and the core
  21. 35. A state of matter in which matter takes the shape of the container and has a definite volume
  22. 36. A chart or "family tree" that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait
  23. 38. A force that stretches something (opposite of compression)
  24. 40. A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits
  25. 41. combination of all the forces acting on an object
  26. 43. A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
  27. 44. A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object
  28. 46. organelle that builds proteins
  29. 47. When the Moon appears dark because the Earth blocks the Sun's light from reaching the Moon
  30. 50. the ability to be pounded into thin sheets
  31. 52. The period of time that it takes an object to revolve around the Sun
  32. 55. an inherited behavior that helps an organism survive
  33. 56. elements that are shiny and are good conductors of thermal energy and electric current
  34. 57. powerhouse of the cell
  35. 58. a strong, supportive structure made of triangles
Down
  1. 1. A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent
  2. 2. Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper mantle part of the mantle
  3. 6. A measure of the amount of matter in an object
  4. 8. A reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents
  5. 10. Movement of air from an area of high pressure to low pressure
  6. 12. An organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations
  7. 14. Bonds formed by the attraction between negative and positive ions; transfer electrons
  8. 15. Energy caused by an object's vibrations
  9. 18. A point at which two objects reach the same temperature
  10. 19. Energy produced by the vibrations of electrically charged particles
  11. 20. An upward force on an object (such as a wing) that opposes the downward pull of gravity
  12. 22. In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the treatment
  13. 23. The measure of the amount of gravity on an object
  14. 29. A statement that can be proven
  15. 30. Daily movements of ocean water that change the level of the ocean's surface
  16. 31. A tectonic plate boundary in which two plates slide past each other.
  17. 37. Goods in which many are made at the same time and have interchangeable parts
  18. 39. Parts that are identical so they can be easily replaced
  19. 42. two or more forces that do not cancel each other out and result in a net force
  20. 44. A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data
  21. 45. rate at which an object moves
  22. 48. An atom with a positive or negative charge
  23. 49. When a more dense tectonic plate (oceanic) slides under a less dense plate (continental)
  24. 50. change in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information
  25. 51. An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits
  26. 53. the speed of an object in a particular direction
  27. 54. The gradual change in a species over time