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Bear Hall
This second nine weeks is going by very fast. We have a couple of breaks during this nine week period. Stay on top of you work in Science and Social Studies.
There will be a science test on Tuesday 11/3/09. Please use the games and information below to help you study.
Essential Questions
Science
How does one determine the amount of force need to do work?
How are the six simple machines similar and different?
How are speed and velocity related?
How does Newton's Laws of Motion relate to movement?
How are the parts of a wave similar and different?
Simple Machines
Waves
KEY TERMS:
Force, Motion, Net Force, Balanced Forces, Unbalanced Forces, Contact Forces, Non-contact Forces, Friction, Power, Energy, Work, Newton, Joules, Watt, Wheel and Axle, Lever, Inclined Plane, Screw, Wedge, Pulley, Mechanical Advantage, Speed, Acceleration, Velocity, Motion, Distance, Displacement, Inertia, Wave, vibration, crest, trough, rarefaction, compression, refraction, reflection, transverse, amplitude, wavelength, frequency, equilibrium, medium
Social Studies
How are rural, suburban, and urban communities distinguished?
What are the causes and consequences of urbanization?
What are the way in which people alter the environment?
How do you distinguish between different types of maps?
How do you calculate elevation using contour lines on a topographical map?
Key Term
Global Warming, Deforestation, Desertification, Urbanization, Acid Rain, CFC, Rural, Suburban, Pollution, Poverty, Urban, Urban Sprawl, Erosion,
Newton's Law of Motion
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