Light & Matter
When light bounces off of a surface
What is reflection?
The three states of matter
What is solid, liquid, gas?
Scientist who studies weather
What is meteorologist?
Instrument used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake
What is seismograph?
A structure that has one or more specific jobs to perform inside the cell
What is organelle?
When light is captured by a surface
What is absorption?
The ability to do work or cause change
What is energy?
Layer of gasses that surround the earth
What is atmosphere?
The point directly above the focus on the Earth’s surface
What is epicenter?
The outside protective layer of the body
What is integumentary system?
No light is able to pass through
What is opaque?
The transfer of heat through fluid currents
What is convection?
Process where water vapor joins together as a liquid
What is condensation?
Sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
What is subduction?
Over time, organisms become suited to their environments
What is adaptation?
Section of the eye that helps focus and direct light toward the retina
What is lens?
Curve on the surface of a liquid
What is Meniscus?
Part of the water cycle where plants pull water up through their roots, and release it back into the atmosphere through their leaves as water vapor
What is transpiration?
The addition of sediments, soil, and rocks to a landform or landmass
What is deposition?
Body system responsible for transporting blood around the body
What is circulatory system?
Protects the surface of the eye, and helps focus light that enters the pupil
What is cornea?
The movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
What is diffusion?
Process where water from rain or other sources soaks into the soil and rocks.
What is infiltration?
Flowing layer of molten metal, mostly made of iron & nickel. Creates Earth’s magnetic field
What is outer core?
Blood vessels that travel away from the heart
What are arteries?