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7th Science Vocab

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Theory that says pieces of the Earth crust are in constant motion driven by convection currentsPlate Tectonics (NOT continental drift)
Rigid layer of Earth made up of crust and upper mantleLithosphere
Layer of hot rock between Earth's crust and coreMantle
Transfer of heat by the movement of heated fluidsConvection
Transfer of heat through empty spaceRadiation
Place where two plates move away from each otherDivergent boundary
Place where two plates move toward each otherConvergent boundary
Basic unit of lifeCell
Group of similar cells that perform the same functionTissue
Structure in the body that is compose of different kinds of tissueOrgan
Heavenlyl bodies that move around the SunPlanets
Ball of dust and ice that makes a large elliptical orbit around the SunComet
Force created when two surfaces rub against each otherFriction
Tendency for objects at rest to stay at rest and objects in motion to stay in motionInertia
Name of the force that pulls objects toward EarthGravitational Force
Forces that act in opposite directionsUnbalanced forces
Name for one heavenly body totally or partially blocking another?Eclipse
Path when an object revolves around a heavenly bodyOrbit
Distance an object moves in a certain amount of timeSpeed
The number of times a simple machine increases our input force (effort)Mechanical Advantage


7th Grade Physical Science
Elkhorn Ridge Middle School
Fremont, NE

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