Cells/Human Body
What is the basic unit of life?
Cells
Which of the following is an example of thermal energy being transferred through conduction?
A) Heat from the sun warming your face on a sunny day
B) A metal spoon getting hot when placed in a cup of hot tea
C) Warm air rising from a heater and spreading through a room
D) Microwaves heating food from the inside out
B) A metal spoon getting hot when placed in a cup of hot tea
What process in the water cycle is driven directly by the sun's energy?
evaporation
Metalic, glassy, pearly are words that describe a mineral's _______.
luster
Earth's landmasses had once been fused together, then broken apart.
Continental drift
Total adult human bone
206
Which material would be the BEST choice for insulating a cooler to keep ice frozen for the longest time?
A) Aluminum foil, because it is shiny and reflects light
B) Thin plastic wrap, because it is transparent
C) Thick foam, because it is a poor conductor of thermal energy
D) Metal, because metals are strong and durable
C) Thick foam, because it is a poor conductor of thermal energy
Which type of front does not move?
stationary
Which is Earth's thinnest layer?
crust
The circular movement of material in the mantle that drives plate movement is called ____ .
Convection
Nervous system controls involuntary actions
autonomic
The highest point of a transverse wave.
Crest
A person who collects and analyzes weather data and uses the results to make a weather forecast is a(n).
meterologist
Which process acts on Earth's surface to break rocks into pieces?
weathering
Plates move apart from each other
divergent boundary
This fills the space inside a cell. It is semi-fluid and is composed of water and dissolved materials.
Cytoplasm
The number of waves that pass a certain point in a given amount of time.
frequency
Which type of storm always forms over and pulls energy from a large body of warm water?
Hurricane
Metamorphic rock forms as a result of ______ and ____.
heat and pressure
The meaning of the prefix "Geo
Earth
The three differences between plant and animal cells are:
Cell wall, Chloroplasts, large vacuoles.
The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave (crest-to-crest or trough-to-trough).
wavelength
When cold air moves in under a warm air mass.
cold front
Igneous rock is formed when what cools?
Lava/magma
A fossil is an object that contains traces, remains, or evidence of ...
Living things from long ago