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Science Vocabulary List 1
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circuit
a pathway for the flow of electricity
electricity source
provides energy to the electricity receiver. Ex. a battery
electricity receiver
uses electricity from the source to make something happen. E. a light bulb
D-cell
a type of battery
filament
the part inside a light bulb that gets hot and produces light
switch
a device used to open and close a circuit
conductor
an object through which electrcity will flow
insulator
an object that prevents the flow of electrcity
open circuit
an incomplete circuit through which electricity will not flow
closed circuit
a complete circuit through which electricity flows
schematic diagram
a picture representation of an electrical circuit
series circuit
a circuit in which all components share one pathway for the flow of electricity
parallel circuit
a circuit in which each component has its own pathway to the energy source
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Read the following passage and then choose the best revision for the underlined portions of the paragraph. The questions will require you to make decisions regarding the revision of the reading selection. Some revisions are not of actual mistakes, but will improve the clarity of the writing. People, unlike most beasts, have the ability to sweat. Coupled with our hairless skin, sweating allows people to keep their body temperature down during long periods of effort. Our cooling, ability, large knees, and elastic tendons, allow us to outrun a horse-in the long run, of course. That's right: over long distances, human beings can outrun almost every running mammal on earth. This ability might not have saved our ancestors from saber tooth tigers, but it provided them a distinct advantage $\underline{\mathrm{while \ tracking \ the \ many \ tasty \ quadrupeds \ living \ on \ the \ plains.}}$ F. NO CHANGE G. while tracking the quadrupeds, many of which were tasty, living on the plains. H. while tracking the tasty plains animals. J. while they tracked down animals, which they knew were tasty, on the plains.
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From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. dogmatic abet gregarious divulge extraneous coerce meticulous. Mr. Knight learned the _____ art of watchmaking during a three year stay in Switzerland more than forty years ago. Since that time, he has spent countless evenings in his basement workshop assembling the tiny, complex machines. As a[n] _____ grandfather, Mr. Knight often invites his grandchildren to his shop, where they watch with amazement through a large magnifying glass and see a newly assembled pocket watch tick for the first time. "Watches are such perfect machines; there's no room for _____ parts or over-engineering. And then, to see such a tiny machine operate under its own power—it amazes me every time." When asked about his thoughts on the mass production techniques of modern watches. Knight revealed his _____ belief that Old World skills made watches much more valuable. "Oh, yes, the new watches are inexpensive and readily available, which fills the practical need, but they lack the sentiment and the many hours of craftsmanship that should go into a fine piece of jewelry." "These watches," he says as he points to a sparkling display cabinet, "have character." Mr. Knight hopes someday to _____ the many secrets of his trade to his youngest grandson, who can then carry on the family tradition for years to come.
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From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. abate, droll, decorum, austere, dole, duplicity, abhor. Typhoon Paka hammered the island of Guam for twelve hours before the winds _____. Gusts over one hundred fifty miles an hour devastated the previously green island, creating _____ living conditions for residents in the weeks to come, especially for the estimated five thousand people who lost their homes. Residents able to witness Paka in action were astounded by the serious but almost _____ sight of Paka's invisible forces tossing around automobiles, dumpsters, and palm trees as though they were children's toys. In the days following Paka, residents adhered to traditional post-typhoon _____ by cleaning up hundreds of tons of debris, checking on the condition of friends and neighbors, repairing property, and, because of the lack of electricity, hosting mass barbecues before food perished in warm refrigerators. Luckily, food was not in short supply, but water had to be _____ out by several agencies in the weeks following the tempest.
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From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. junta, sedentary, mollify, subversive, patina, placebo, tantamount. The _____ on the brass buttons of General Blanco's uniform sparkled in the sun when he stepped outside the capital office and fished in his pockets for his pill box. Only his doctor knew that the general was about to take a[n] _____ that consisted of little more than sugar. Days before, the general had demanded treatment for recurring chest pains. The doctor found nothing wrong with the general, so he prescribed a psychological treatment for what he thought was a psychological illness. General Blanco's malady was likely the result of a very stressful situation. At the time the pains began, he was a member of a five-person _____ that had seized control of an impoverished nation, and plenty of _____ citizens would have liked nothing more than to eliminate the militant rulers and reinstall the exiled dictator. Blanco had acquired some experience that was _____ to leading a nation, but little experience in dodging assassins.
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