What is a hypothesis?
A prediction that is a possible answer to a scientific question based on past knowledge, inferences, and observations.
Explain how a delta forms.
deposition via flowing water - river to ocean
What kind of rock forms directly from cooling magma?
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Give one example of how scientists study evolution.
fossil record, comparing similar species, comparing similar features on different species, watching evolution occur in populations of organisms
If two of Earth's tectonic plates collided, what could occur or be created?
Earthquakes, create mountains or volcanos
What is the most important thing in determining a star's life cycle?
Its mass.
What is a similarity and a difference between a Scientific Law and a Scientific Theory?
Both are scientific explanations about related observations that have been repeatedly tested and shown to be true over time. Theories explain how or why an event occurs, while law simply state what will happen (usually in a mathematical equation).
What kind of weather does a cold front bring? What would the weather be like AFTER the cold front has passed?
stormy, rainy, windy, cool
after, it tends to be clear but cold
A solution is created by dissolving salt into water. Identify the type of mixture, and what the solvent and solute are.
homogenous mixture; solvent - water; solute - salt