SCIENTIFIC FACTS
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Is eye color an inherited trait or an acquired trait?
What is an inherited trait
Which layer of Earth has the LEAST density?
What is the crust
the formation of a new substance with different properties; cannot be undone by physical means
Chemical change
a type of rock formed when igneous or sedimentary rocks are put under intense heat and / or pressure in the Earth’s crust
Metamorphic
Which term BEST describes the factor in an experiment that the scientist changes or manipulates?
What is an independent variable
the process of water moving through plants and evaporating from the leaves and stems into the atmosphere
Transpiration
Which type of rock forms from magma erupting from a volcano?
igneous
a pure substance made by chemically combining two or more elements; represented by a chemical formula
Compound
the continual process by which rocks can be changed into different types of rock
Rock cycle
What is Mr. Ahee' daughter's name?
Lorilyn
An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms.
Consumer
In which layer of Earth are temperature and pressure the highest?
inner core
A lizard sunbathing and absorbing heat from the sun.
Radiation
a pure substance that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler substances
Element
What body part always loses?
da feet
A palm tree is an example of this type of organisms (hint: it makes its own food)
Producer
Which is the BEST description of where earthquakes are likely to occur?
along transform plate boundaries
What type of plate boundary creates mountains?
continental continental convergent
change which alters the physical properties of a substance without changing its identity
Physical change
Who is Mr Ahee's favorite student in 7th grade?
Me!
An organism that breaks down dead material and returns the substances to the environment.
Decomposer
Which of these BEST describes the composition of Earth's inner core?
solid iron and nickel
Mention 2 out of the 3 ways in which heat transfers.
Conduction (contact), convection (in fluids) and radiation (through space)
the solid that is formed as a result of a precipitation reaction
Precipitate