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PSSA PREP for 8th grade science
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A personal belief or judgment that cannot be proven true
theory
opinion
fact
evolution
2
A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
natural selection
prey
predator
food chain
3
A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
ecosystem
network
community
organization
4
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
consumer
herbivore
autotroph
producer
5
Change in state from a gas to a liquid, usually caused by cold air
precipitation
evaporation
evacuation
condensation
6
Ecosystems of several types in which vegetation is surrounded by still water. Swampy areas
lakes
watershed
wetlands
oceans
7
a body of land with water surrounding it on three sides.
delta
island
peninsula
coast
8
An open cylindrical container with a pouring lip; used for mixing larger amounts of substances
graduated cylindar
beaker
flask
milliliter
9
A force of attraction that pulls objects towards each other
mass
gravity
inertia
thermodynamics
10
characteristics that can be observed, measured, or changed and used to identify matter.
physical properties
chemical properties
11
A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.
volume
homogeneous
atmosphere
equilibrium
12
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
density
volume
temperature
mass
13
An educated guess about the outcome of an experiment
theory
analysis
hypothesis
conclusion
14
All of the many factors that influence and affect life in an area.
environment
ecosystem
ecology
abiotic factors
15
What does PSSA stand for?
Pennsylvania School Success Assessment
Pennsylvania School Summary Assessment
Pennsylvania State School Assessment
Pennsylvania System of School Assessment
16
agriculture
means...
mining
hydropower
constructing
farming
17
The breaking down of organic matter.
wastes
decomposition
multiply
synthesis
18
Anything that has mass and takes up space
mass
density
matter
volume
19
the path that an object follows as it travels around another object in space
eliptical
orbit
directions
circle
20
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.
groundwater
aquifer
lakes
wells
21
Amount of space occupied by an object
gravity
volume
mass
density
22
the area of land that is drained by a water system. Separated by mountain ranges
watershed
streams
lakes
rivers
23
Plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
glucose
photosynthesis
chlorophyll
cellular respiration
24
A living thing
autotroph
organism
human
animal
25
A change that affects the appearance but not the chemical makeup of a substance.
physical change
decomposition
chemical change
synthesis
26
The change of a liquid to a gas
aquifer
evaporation
precipitation
condensation
27
A simplified version of something complex - used to analyze, solve problems or make predictions.
system
model
investigation
prediction
28
a process of change in characteristics that takes place over many generations of a species
evolution
precipitation
hibernation
decomposition
29
An underground formation that contains groundwater
aquifer
stream
river
delta
30
the ability of a material to allow either heat or electricity to flow through it
ductility
malleable
conductivity
electromagnetic
31
liquid magma that reaches the surface
lava
convection
mantle
core
32
A pathway made of wires that electrons can flow through
electrode
circuit
atom
ion
33
Water in the form of a gas
water vapor
pollution
clouds
smoke
34
A group of related parts that work together
system
gauge
scale
model
35
A state of matter in which the object has a definite shape and volume.
liquid
solid
gas
plasma
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A state of matter that has a definite volume but
no
definite shape.
solid
mass
gas
liquid
