Newton's Laws
Which of Newton’s Laws says that an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an outside force?
First Law
These breezes blow from the land to the sea
Land Breeze
Who is the father of genetics?
Gregor Mendel
Wavelength and Frequency have what kind of relationship?
Inverse (opposite)
Which cell organelle creates proteins?
Ribosomes
A soccer ball is kicked and speeds up across the field. Which Newton’s Law explains this change in motion?
2nd Law (Force put into the ball makes it accelerate appropriately)
Tropical Storms generally form between what latitude lines?
5 & 20
Primary Succession involves what?
Rocks no soil
Name the order of the EM Spectrum
A rocket taking off via a thruster pushing energy down to force the rocket into the air is an example of which law of motion?
3rd Law
According to Newton’s Second Law, what happens to acceleration if the force on an object increases while the mass stays the same?
Acceleration will increase
What causes the rising air to spin around the low pressure center. It is induced by the Earth’s rotation.
Coriolis Effect
What are the 3 types of galaxies?
Spiral, Elliptical, and Irregular
Which has a bigger frequency, microwaves or x-rays?
X-Rays
A human event, such as deforestation, kicks off which type of succession?
Secondary
When a swimmer pushes water backward with their hands, the water pushes the swimmer forward. Which law is this an example of?
3rd Law
Name all the elements of weather
Temperature, humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, and wind
Nebula-Protostar-Average Mass Main Sequence-________- White Dwarf
Giant Star
Photography is an example of what?
Visible Light
On the H-R diagram, temperature goes from coolest to hottest in what direction?
Right to Left
A truck and a small car collide. The truck exerts a force on the car, and the car exerts a force on the truck. According to Newton’s Third Law, which statement is true?
Both vehicles exert equal and opposite forces on each other
What is the most dangerous part of a hurricane?
Storm Surge due to flooding
Which organelle of cells that we studied is missing?
Cell Wall, Cell membrane, Vacuole, Ribosomes, Nucleus, Cytoplasm, & Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Describe the relationship between amplitude and a waves energy.
Lower amplitude = Lower energy
Higher amplitude = Higher energy
Why is biodiversity important in an ecosystem?
It creates resiliency and stability in the ecosystem