Response and change 2
a nerve fiber that carries messages away from the cell body is an
axon
hot molten rock below earths surface is called
magma
a steep volcano built up from a rain of many sizes of hot rocks is an
cinder-cone volcano
an extremely bright and very distant high- energy source is a
quasar
the distance between from peak to the next on a wave is the
wavelength
the time in life when a person becomes physically able to reproduce is callled
puberty
a wide, gently sloped cone that forms from flows of lava is a
shield volcano
vibrations that spread out away from the focus of an earthquake are
seismic waves
an enormous cloud of dust and gas in space that is the first stage of star formation is
nebula
everything that exists is the
universe
the sum of all chemical reactions that occur in your body is called
metabolism
the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by natural means is called
weathering
a rocks age in years to its
absolute age
a meteoroid that enters earth's atmosphere and burns with a streak of light is called a
meteorite
a star and all the objects orbiting it is a
solar system
an organism in the early stages of development is a
embryo
a jumble of many sizes of sediment deposited by a glacier is called
till
rock which is formed from bits and pieces of other rocks is called
sedimentary rocks
an object with such a strong gravity that no light can escape it is a
black hole
a band of colors made when white light is broken up is a
spectrum
a nerve cell that picks up stimuli and sends impulses to the brain is a
sensory neuron
when scientists compare the ages of two rocks, they are finding the
relative age
spaces between soil and rock particles may be filled with
groundwater
Earth takes 364 1/4 days for one
revolution
a complete spin on an axis is an
rotation