Weather/ Solar System
Iris said stratus clouds mean light drizzle and Jafet said stratus clouds mean fair weather. Who is correct?
Iris
Angie and Evangeline decide to start being ship captains. They need to be aware of ocean currents. Name three things that cause ocean currents.
surface currents- wind
deep currents- salinity levels, temperature, density levels
As Myka changes from a solid to a liquid to a gas, Myka doesn't lose any of her.....
mass
Isaac set a dinosaur on the ground. The dinosaur is sitting still, what is its total net force?
0
Do all plants reproduce with seeds? If not, provide an example.
No, some reproduce using spores
Isaiah said we have summer when the earth faces the sun and we have day when Earth is tilted towards the sun. Is he correct? Why or why not?
No. We experience day when the side of the Earth we live on faces the sun. We have summer when the axial tilt is towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere.
Brian wants to travel to the center of the Earth, what are two things that change as he descends.
thermal energy increases (heat)
pressure increases
density increases
light decreases
Beau has decided to make a high frequency noise. The higher the frequency the higher the ______
pitch
What part of radiant energy can we see?
Colors- the visible spectrum
Elias is sad because his stream is eroding away, What is one way to prevent erosion?
plant trees/plants to hold the soil with their roots
Layla and Aspen are traveling to the moon. Which of following will change for them?
a. mass
b. weight
c. mass and weight
weight, mass will remain the same
Karlee wants to boycott nonrenewable resources. What would be some examples she would add to her boycott poster?
oil, natural gas, coal
Coralbell desperately wants to see the colors that make up white light. She needs to bend the white light to do this. Give an example of refraction that would allow her to see all the colors of white light.
rainbow, glass prism
Which of the following happens during a collision.
Energy is transformed and transferred
Energy is destroyed
Energy is transferred
Energy is transformed and transferred
Describe an organism whose niche changes over it's life cycle.
Any example that shows that the organism changes what it eat, what it eats, and what it does for the ecosystem.
Some examples- butterflies and frogs
Taylor and Abbie R are arguing. Taylor said that solar eclipses can happen during a new moon. Abbie R said that solar eclipses happen during a full moon. Who is correct?
Preston climbed to the top of Mount Everest. Mount Everest is the result of what type of plate boundary?
convergent plate boundary
Water droplets are on the outside of Abbie D's cup in the summer. This is an example of...
condensation
Colton discharged negatively charged particles called onto Ridge. What is this an example of?
static electricity.
Give the levels of ecosystem organization starting with one living thing and ending with biotic and abiotic factors.
organism, population, community, ecosystem
our atmosphere and magnetic field
Abby L finds a rock after a volcanic eruption in which molten lava has cooled into a rock. What type of rock did she find?
igneous
Madison has definite volume and definite shape. Which phase of matter has definite volume but not definite shape?
liquid
Blair and Blair are both playing baseball. One is throwing the ball and one is hitting. Give an example of potential and kinetic energy for both Blairs.
Blair 1- coiling back to throw- potential, throwing- kinetic
Blair 2- standing with bat back- potential, hitting- kinetic
Which part of the plant is responsible for making pollen?
Stamen- specifically the anther