Nature of Science
We know more about science than we did 500 years ago. This tells us what?
What is that scientific knowledge changes over time based on evidence?
These large piles of silt can be found at the mouth of the St. Johns River
What are deltas?
Potential energy transforming into kinetic energy as a roller coaster goes down a hill expresses this Scientific Law
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
Order the following terms from least complex to most complex:
Organs, Molecules, Organisms, Atoms, Tissues, Cells, Organ Systems
Atoms, Molecules, Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems, Organisms
Match the following infections agents to their description:
1 - Viruses
2 - Bacteria
3 - Fungi
4 - Parasites
A. Invade and destroy a cell
B. Skin infections - transferred by touch
C. Lives and feeds on a host causing harm to host
D. Insert genetic code in healthy cell to create more virus cells (must have host)
1 - D
2 - A
3 - B
4 - D
The observations, measurements, and other types of data that people gather to test, and support, and evaluate scientific explanations?
What is empirical evidence?
Another name for Hydrologic cycle. Stages condensation, precipitation, evaporation, and transpiration.
What is water cycle?
If two basketballs are thrown at the hoop at the exact same time and they hit one another, this happens to the the ball's speed and this happens to the ball's direction
What is a change in both speed and direction?
Describe the three parts of the Cell Theory.
1 - All life is composed of cells
2 - Cells are the basic unit of life
3 - Cells arise from other cells
Match the following human body systems to their functions:
1 - Digestive
2 - Respiratory
3 - Circulatory
4 - Reproductive
A. Transfers nutrients to cells (blood)
B. Breaks down food for energy (stomach)
C. Creates life (sperm/egg - 1/2 chromosomes)
D. Exchange of gases (lungs)
1 - B
2 - D
3 - A
4 - C
This is an orderly procedure carried out with the goal of verifying, refuting, or establishing the validity of a hypothesis.
What is a scientific experiment?
This tells us the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
What is climate?
This occurs on a distance time graph when a person or object stops moving at a constant speed
What is a straight line?
(solid, liquid, gas)
Properties of matter
Cells are in?
All biotic organisms.
This is the process of obtaining information by using the senses
What is observation?
This heat transfer method occurs as warm air rises and displaces cooler air
What is convection?
This force occurs when the moon pulls on Earth's water creating tides
What is gravitational force?
What are the main differences between plant and animal cells?
Plant cells have chloroplasts and cell walls, while animal cells do not.
a symbiotic relationship where two species interact and both benefit from the interaction
mutualism
This is defining a problem, forming a hypothesis and making a prediction, then planning an investigation, identifiying variables, collecting and organizing data, interpreting data and analyzing information, and defending conclusions.
What is the scientific method?
What is conduction?
The Law of Universal Gravitation tells us that the amount of gravitation force exerted depends on these two factors
What are mass and distance?
The decrease in available energy at each level of a certain food chain/web?
Energy Pyramid
(Tropic Levels)
Name the four Kingdoms that fall under the Domain Eukarya, according to the Linnaean system of classification.
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista