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This study guide provides a comprehensive overview of key concepts across various subjects for 7th grade students. It covers topics in physics, biology, chemistry, math, english, and spanish, offering definitions, explanations, and examples. The guide is particularly useful for students preparing for comprehensive exams, as it includes actual questions and answers.
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Homeostasiswhen external conditions change ✔✔When organisms maintain a stable internal environment even
Metabolismorganism ✔✔Combination of chemical reactions taking place within an
Stimulus ✔✔A signal to which an organism responds Biosphere ✔✔Means "living planet" Robert Hookethe name to cells ✔✔Scientist who looked at cork through a microscope and gave
Light Microscope ✔✔A type of microscope Can magnify 1000x Not as strong as other microscopes Uses light Scanning Electron Microscope ✔✔A type of microscope Can magnify 100,000x Uses electron beams focused by magnetic fields
Used to see surface of objects Transmission Electron MicroscopeCan magnify 100,000x ✔✔A type of microscope Uses electron beams focused by magnetic fieldsUsed to see internal details of objects
Electron microscopes ✔✔Cannot look at living cells Their beam of electrons destroys cells Proteins ✔✔Mosaic part of the Fluid-Mosaic model Phospholipids ✔✔Fluid part of the Fluid-Mosaic model Diffusionconcentration until they reach equilibrium ✔✔Small particles move from greater concentration to lesser
Osmosis ✔✔Diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane LipidIs not made of repeated units ✔✔Macromolecule that is not a polymer Is merely a large molecule Chitin ✔✔Protection/structure polysaccharide in animals
Diploid ✔✔Term meaning to have 2 sets of chromosomes Somatic cells HaploidReproductive cells ✔✔Term meaning to have 1 set of chromosomes
Speed ✔✔The rate at wich an object moves (m/s) acceleration(m/s/s) ✔✔the rate at wich an object changes velcity, speed, or direction
force ✔✔a push or a pull (N) work ✔✔the transfer of energy (j)
power ✔✔the rate at wich work is done (w) energy ✔✔the ability to do work (j) massinetria (kg) ✔✔1)the ammountof matterr in an object 2)the measure of an objects
inertia ✔✔the tendency of an object to resist changes in motion (kg)
weight ✔✔the measureof gravity acting upon an object (N) normal force ✔✔the reaction force that is perpendicular to the surface (N) hooke's lawproportional to the distance (N) ✔✔the force necesary to extend or compress a spring is directly
mechanical energy ✔✔the sum of all energys (j) potenial energy ✔✔energy due to location (j) kinetic energy ✔✔energy due to motion (j)
elastic energybungee cord (j) ✔✔energy stored in pulled/compressed spring, rubber band or
law of conservation of energytransformed ✔✔energy cannot be created nor destroyed only
net force ✔✔sum of all forces (N) speed formula ✔✔S=d/t
light ✔✔candela electricity ✔✔amperes light speed ✔✔3*10^
longitudal waveswave ✔✔the particles of a wave vibrate PARALLEL to the direction of a
transverse wavesdirection of the wave ✔✔a wave in wich particles move PERPENDICULAR to the
surface waveof a ifferent media. particles mov in circular motion. ✔✔the combination of transverse and longitudinal at the boundry
frequency ✔✔the number of waves pasing a location every second (Hz) frequency formula ✔✔f=(landa)/v period ✔✔the time wich it takes one wave to pass (sec) period formula ✔✔T=1/f
wavespeed ✔✔the rate at wich a wave moves (m/s) wave speed formula ✔✔V=(landa)*f
wave interferencesame time ✔✔2 waves (unlike objects) can occupy the same place at the
constructive interference ✔✔displacments are in same direction destructive ✔✔displacements are in opposite directions standing wave ✔✔appers to not be moving
electromagnetic wavemedium ✔✔can travel the vacum of outer space. doesnt need a
Meter ✔✔SI unit for length Kilogram ✔✔SI unit for mass Second ✔✔SI unit for time
Kelvin ✔✔SI unit for temperature
Homogeneous mixture ✔✔A mixture that is uniform throughout Heterogeneous mixture ✔✔A mixture that is not uniform throughout Saturation ✔✔The state when the solvent cannot take in any more solute Suspension ✔✔A heterogeneous mixture where particles eventually settle Colloid ✔✔A heterogeneous mixture where the particles never settle Sublimation ✔✔The state change when solids turn directly into gases Deposition ✔✔The state change when gases turn directly into solids Plasma ✔✔State of matter when electrons separate from their nuclei Cation ✔✔Type of ion that is smaller than the original atom
Anion ✔✔Type of ion that is larger than the original atom Ionization energy ✔✔The energy required to take an electron away from its atom Electronegativity ✔✔The ability of an atom to attract shared electrons to itself
Electron affinity ✔✔The energy change associated with the gaining of electrons Polarityelectrons ✔✔Charge separation resulting from unequal sharing of bonded
Filtration ✔✔Method of separating mixtures Based on running mixture through a filter Filtrate ✔✔The liquid that runs through a filter during filtration Residue ✔✔The solid that remains in the filter during filtration Distillation ✔✔Method of separating mixtures Depends on boiling liquids with different boiling pointsCondenses different vapors to get components
ChromatographyUses mobile and stationary phases ✔✔Method of separating mixtures Depends on components having different affinities for the mobile phase andbeing carried different distances
Solvent Front ✔✔Line where solvent stops running up stationary phase
Caused by fluctuations in electron clouds that cause reactions from other atomsand cause dipoles to form
Synthesis ✔✔Reaction with formula A+B->C Decomposition ✔✔Reaction with formula C->A+B Single Replacement ✔✔Reaction with formula A+BC->B+AC Double Replacement ✔✔Reaction with formula AB+CD->AD+CB Combustion ✔✔Reaction with formula X+O2->Y(+Z) Redox ✔✔A reaction where electrons move from one atom to another Oxidation State ✔✔Term for the charge on atoms in a redox reaction Oxidation ✔✔When an atom loses electrons during a reaction Reduction ✔✔When an atom gains electrons during a reaction Oxidizing Agentsubstance to be oxidized and is reduced in the process ✔✔A substance in a redox reaction that causes another
Reducing Agentsubstance to be reduced and is oxidized in the process ✔✔A substance in a redox reaction that causes another
Spectator Ionsprecipitate ✔✔The ions in a double replacement reaction that do not
Net Ionic Equationnot include spectator ions ✔✔The equation of a double replacement reaction that does
The land bridge that the first humans crossed over ✔✔Bering strait (Beringia) 2 native civilizations to last till the Europeans ✔✔Olmecs and Myans 2 European civilizations ✔✔Inca and Aztecs Early north American native peoples lived in pueblos and their other name wasthe "mound builders" ✔✔Anasazi
New England colonies ✔✔New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode island Middle colonies ✔✔New York Pennsylvania
Gulf peoplewere cannibals ✔✔called Karankawa live near the shores mainly fished, very warlike,
Puebloen people ✔✔called the Jamano, adobe buildings First 4 countries (nation states) ✔✔Spain Portugal France England The vikings are from ✔✔Scandinavia the boats they used were called ✔✔long boats Leif Erikson ✔✔led the exploration and found vinland the 3 boats led by Christopher ColumbusPinta ✔✔Nina Santa Maria Protestant of Reformation ✔✔nailed 95 complaints onto a church Joint stock companiescompany ✔✔an investor bought stock or part ownership of a
John Rolfe ✔✔brought us Tabaco seeds Head right systemyears. ✔✔a land grant 50 acres of land to people who pay over 15
Plymoth colonyblown north and sailed into Cape cod bay and created the Mayflower Contract. ✔✔for religious reasons people get on to the mayflower and get
parliment ✔✔body with power of principle government Albany plan of Unionwith the Iroquois. ✔✔colonists realized the war with French, we ask for allies
The Stamp Actbuy a stamp ✔✔proposed by the minister on any piece of paper you need to
Boston Tea Partyall the tea from inside of the boats into the water ✔✔when the people did not like the tax on tea so they dumped
important US mountain range at the east of the Mississippi riverAppalachian Mountains ✔✔The
constitutional conventionland policies. ✔✔to protect property rights and to pay off debt and
Sectionalism ✔✔shows favor to 1 section over the other whiskey rebellionrebellion ✔✔put taxes on whiskey got the farmers mad and turned into a
French Revolution ✔✔the french did not like the monarchy Proclamation of neutrality ✔✔proclaimed we are partial to both
Jays treaty ✔✔British would move their forts but would not stop impressment Earliest Americans ✔✔nomadic, hunter-gatherers Anasazi ✔✔the mound builders live in the 4 corners and cliff dwellers Columbus(from Spain) ✔✔Discovered Americas in 1492 Magellan(from Spain) ✔✔Sailed around the world, died on the way
De Soto(from Spain)Mississippi ✔✔explored the southern area, died and was dropped in the
Cornado(from Spain) ✔✔found fluffy cows (buffalo)
Cabeza De Vaca (from Spain)seven cities of Sebola ✔✔stranded in Texas, starts the legends of The
Cartier(France) ✔✔found Saint Lawrence river an NW passage La Salle (France) ✔✔sailed the Mississippi to Saint Louis Cabot(England) ✔✔Discovers Newfound Land Hudson(England) ✔✔Hudson bay and river Motivation for exploration ✔✔Gold Glory God
Mission Persidiothey got friars and solders to stay in forts and spread the Spanish culture to the ✔✔the Spaniards thought that the French would attack them so people Jamestown ✔✔first successful English colony Slavery ✔✔is a life long worker Indentured slaves ✔✔have contracts for working