Motion and Forces
Waves
Earth's Systems and Space
Biological Change
100
This term measures how far something moves in a certain amount of time; this term measures how far something moves and in what direction
What is speed and velocity?
100
The distance from any point on a wave to the identical point on the next wave
What is wavelength?
100
The phenomenon that supports the Big Bang theory that shows galaxies are moving away from each other and can be proven by a "redshift" in their spectra
What is the expanding universe?
100
The difference between natural and artificial selection and examples of both.
What is, natural selection is the process of organisms inheriting advantageous traits that increase survival rate (ex: darwin's finches) and artificial is controlled by humans through breeding (ex: corn)
200
Describe Newton's 3 laws of motion
What is
1- an object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion unless a force acts upon it
2- the acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object and the force applied
3- objects exert equal and opposite forces on each other
200
The difference between a mechanical wave and electromagnetic wave and an example of both.
What is a mechanical wave moves through a medium (ex: sound) and an electromagnetic wave does not require a medium (ex: light)
200
Describe the similarities and differences between faults and plate boundaries. Name what formations/phenomena can occur at these areas.
What is: a fault is a large break in Earth's crust and often has earthquakes. A plate boundary is a type of fault, but is much larger and is responsible for volcano and mountain formation, along with large earthquakes.
200
This happens in response to a rapid change in an organisms environment
What is adaptation OR extinction
300
This technology converts electricity into mechanical energy; this technology does the opposite of this, converting mechanical energy into electricity
What is an electric motor and generator?
300
1. Name of matter that transmits light
2. Name of matter that transmits light but does not let light straight through (scattered)
3. Name of matter that fully absorbs light
What is...
1. Transparent
2. Transluscent
3. Opaque
300
The source of heat in Earth's interior and when it formed in time
What is radioactive decay from the formation of the Earth 4.6 billion years ago?
300
A cat's front leg, a human's left arm, and a bat's left wing all share similar bone structures but perform different tasks. What can we conclude from this observation?
What is the cat, human, and bat all share a very distant common ancestor (different from analogous structures)
400
The three factors that affect a wire's electrical resistance and how it is affected (higher or lower)
What is a thinner wire has more resistance than a thicker wire; a long wire has higher resistance than a shorter one; a hot wire has higher resistance than a cooler wire
400
The two characteristics of a wave that affect its energy (can increase it or decrease it)
What is amplitude and frequency?
400
The two major differences between P and S waves
What is a P wave travels faster than S and can travel through solids and liquids?
400
Name the three domains of life. Under our domain, name the four kingdoms. Then, name what two parts make up an organisms scientific name.
What is Eukarya, Archaea, and Bacteria. Under Eukarya are kingdoms plantae, fungi, protista, and animalia. The two parts of a scientific name are the genus and species.
500
Name three forces that exist between objects that do not touch and describe an example of each
What is gravity, static electricity, and magnetism
500
The difference between incandescent light and fluorescent light
What is "light produced by heat" versus "light produced by a coating inside a bulb that converts ultraviolet light into visible light"
500
Three ways that tectonic plate motion affects the rock cycle (relates to the three plate boundaries)
What is uplift, subsidence, and rift zones
500
If many different organisms throughout history share similar physical structures used for various functions, what can we infer about these organisms' ability to survive in relation to these structures?
What is the fact that specific phenotypes within a population can increase the probability of survival of that species and lead to adaptation.