Science Final Evaluation Study Notes

A set of practice flashcards based on the Science Final Evaluation Study Notes covering experimental design, matter, ecology, and space science.

What three components of an experiment must you know?

The dependent variable, independent variable, and control group.

What should you know about matter?

What it is and what it’s made of.

In which three states of matter should you be able to explain particle movement?

Solid, liquid, and gas.

What specific thermal concepts must you understand the difference between?

Heat and temperature.

What should you be able to list examples for in terms of thermal properties?

Insulators and conductors.

Which three terms related to mixtures and substances must you know?

Solution, solvent, and mixture.

What property of substances must you be able to explain?

Solubility.

What separation process must you understand?

Filtration.

What are the three types of heat transfer you must know and give examples of?

Convection, conduction, and radiation.

What ecological roles and terms must you be able to identify?

Producer, consumer, predator, prey, herbivore, carnivore, decomposer, habitat, population, organism, ecosystem, and prey.

What should you understand regarding the energy of ecosystems?

Trophic levels and how ecosystems receive energy.

What biological concepts should you know regarding variety and life?

The characteristics of living things and what biodiversity is.

What process involving plants should you know how it works?

Photosynthesis.

What type of interaction between plants and animals should you understand?

Plant and animal completion.

What details should you know regarding rocket construction?

The parts of a rocket and the key materials used to make each part.

How are the planets in our solar system categorized?

Inner and outer planets.

What should you know about the consolation you studied?

3 interesting cats.

What force and property must you know the difference between?

Gravity and has.

What is used to measure weight?

Weight measurement tools.

What phenomenon should you understand regarding sea levels and its impacts?

Tides, and who/what is impacted by them.

What cosmic structure must you be able to define?

A galaxy.

What should you understand about the moon's behavior?

How the moon moves across the sky and what each phase is (in order).

What changes should you be able to fill in on a diagram involving states of matter?

Changes that occur between a solid - liquid - gas.

What biological cycle should you be able to fill in on a diagram?

Nutrient cycling.

What thermal state must you be able to explain?

Thermal equilibrium and how it happens.

What two feeding relationship models must you know the differences between?

A food web and a food chain.

What happens to energy as it moves through an ecosystem?

Energy is lost.

How many key points of the Particle Theory of Matter must you know?

$$6$$

How many steps of the Scientific Method must you list?

$$6$$