Physical Science
The measure of the force of gravity acting on an object's mass (F_g = mg).
Weight
The first stage of mitosis where chromosomes condense and the nuclear envelope breaks down.
Prophase
A strip of trees, shrubs, or native grasses planted along stream banks to trap sediment and absorb nutrient runoff.
Riparian Buffer
to pull or draw out
Extract
Who won the recent World Series
Milwaukee Brewers
Fine-tuning a design to achieve maximum performance within specified constraints.
Optimization
The stage of mitosis where chromosomes align at the cell's center.
Metaphase
The physical breakdown of rock and soil into smaller pieces without changing its chemical composition.
Mechanical Weathering
to draw together
Contract
Mr. Fields favorite hockey team
Boston Bruins
The cumulative vector sum of all individual forces acting on a single body.
Net Force
The stage where sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite poles.
Anaphase
The coordinated planning and protection of land, soil, and water resources within a drainage basin to prevent erosion and pollution.
Watershed Management
Unbeatable
Invincible
What plant does Mr. Fields have in the window?
Duckweed
The total amount of matter contained within a physical object (kg).
Mass
The final stage of mitosis where two new nuclei form.
Telophase
Loose, unconsolidated soil or sediment (sand, silt, and clay) eroded, transported, and deposited by flowing water.
Alluvium
process of pulling back
retraction
In 1995, this 6-seed was the lowest-seeded team in NBA history to win a Championship.
The Houston Rockets
The product of an object's mass and its velocity (p = mv).
Momentum
The division of the cytoplasm following mitosis.
Cytokinesis
The intentional or unintentional reduction of water levels in a reservoir, lake, or underground aquifer.
Drawdown
The official judgment or process of finding a defendant guilty of a crime through a trial, a guilty plea, or a no-contest plea.
Conviction
What color is the skin of a polar bear?
Black