Heredity
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Physical Science
Earth
Chance
100
Who is one of the most well known scientists to study heredity?
Gregor Mendel
100
The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called
heredity
100
The metric unit for Force (what forces are measured in)
Newtons
100
What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
100
Tell me which of Newton's Laws each statement is describing A) An object in motion stays in motion B) For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction C) Force equals mass multiplied by acceleration (F=MA)
A) 1st B) 3rd C) 2nd
200
The gene that is not seen when a dominant gene is present.
Recessive
200
List 3 traits
Possible answers: hair color eye color height size of nose body shape
200
The combination of all the forces on an object.
Net Force
200
What two landforms are formed from convergent boundaries?
Ocean Trench and Mountains
200
The variable that changes in an experiment
independent
300
Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant
A) Hh
B) HH
c) hh
B) HH
300
If a plant had this genotype what would be its phenotype? Bb B = Blue flowers b = Purple flowers
Blue flowers
300
An object is pushed East with 15 Newtons and pulled East with 13 Newtons What is the net force acting on the object?
28 Newtons East
300
What two processes occur at a Mid-Ocean Ridge?
Material rises from the mantle to the crust.
Thermal energy rises from the mantle to the crust.
New crust is formed while old crust gets pushed away.
300
Why should you always do multiple trials in a science experiment?
To reduce bias Make the results more accurate
400
If one allele masks the effect of the other allele it is called
Dominant
400
A punnett square can be used to...
predict what traits offspring could have based on what traits the parents have
400
When the net force is zero
balanced force (object that is not moving)
400
Order the layers from oldest to youngest.
400
Write a possible measurement unit for the following: Velocity Acceleration Force Distance Volume
m/s cm/s/s N km L
500
Each offspring receives _____ percent from each parent.
50%
500
________ are segments of DNA, which carry instructions for the traits on an organism.
Genes
500
Horizontal forces act on two boxes, initially at rest, as shown. The magnitude and direction of the horizontal forces are also shown.
What happens to Box X and Box Y as a result of the forces?
Box X starts moving, speeding up, and Box Y remains at rest.
500
Describe what happens to the temperature and density of convection currents in the mantle.
500
How would you know a chemical reaction occurs? Give an example of a chemical reaction Give an example of a physical change
A new substance was created Paper burning Metal rusting melting crushing