7th Grade science Vocabulary

Front

What is the frictional force air exerts against a moving object?

Back

Air Resistance

Front

What is the unit of work calculated as Work = Force x Distance?

Back

Joules

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

What type of muscle is responsible for the beating of your heart and operates automatically?

Back

Cardiac muscle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Front

What is the bending of light or sound as it passes through something?

Back

Refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What is the jelly-like liquid inside the cell where the organelles are found?

Back

Cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Front

What is the force that pulls objects toward each other, commonly experienced as weight?

Back

Gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Front

What is the term for the ability of an object to do work or cause change?

Back

Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

What is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?

Back

Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What is the term for a change in position of an object over time?

Back

Motion

Front

What is the name of the process where liquid turns into vapor?

Back

Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4