Physical Science (Molecules and States of Matter)
Life Science (Photosynthesis, Evolution, and Natural Selection)
Earth Science (Rocks, Water, and Weather)
Ms. Leahy
Random
100
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas
100
What gas do plants RELEASE from their leaves after photosynthesis?
Oxygen
100
What is the name of small pieces of broken down rock?
Sediments
100
How old is Ms. Leahy?
23
100
What galaxy does Earth belong to?
The Milky Way
200
What are the smallest units of matter that make up ALL living and non-living things?
Atoms
200
Give an example of genetic variation in a population.
Possible examples: beak shape in birds, color in moths, height in humans
200
What do we call a place where water is stored?
A reservoir
200
What is the name of Ms. Leahy's cat?
Turtle
200
What is the most commonly used spice in the world? (salt is a mineral, not a spice)
Black pepper
300
When something heats up, how do the molecules move? (speed AND distance)
Faster and farther apart
300
What is the chemical formula for Glucose?
C6H12O6
300
Explain what an index fossil is and how it helps scientists date rock layers.
An index fossil is a fossil of an organism that was alive for a short, known period of time in many places on Earth. When scientists find an index fossil, they know the layer of rock it was in, and other fossils in that layer, are from the same time period.
300
What class is Ms. Leahy going to be teaching next year?
Biology
300
What is the most common term for a group of owls?
A parliament
400
How many electrons are in a FULL valence shell?
8
400
What is the word scientists use to describe animals that have the same structures but use them for different functions? (ex: whale fins and human arms)
Homologous
400
Which type of front occurs when a cold air mass catches up to a warm air mass?
Occluded front
400
What college did Ms. Leahy go to?
UNC
400
What Olympic athlete has the most medals?
Michael Phelps (28!)
500
Why is air a good insulator?
The molecules are far apart, so they don't pass heat by bumping into each other
500
What are the three types of evidence for evolution?
Embryology, comparative anatomy, and fossils.
500
Name AND describe the process that creates sedimentary rock.
Compaction and cementation. Water flows through gaps between sediments and leaves behind minerals that cement the sediments together as they dry.
500
What two places did Ms. Leahy study abroad during college?
Florence and Hamburg
500
What national holiday is celebrated in the most countries around the world?
New Year's