Evolution
Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?
Species
When light strikes an object with a rough surface and bounce off at random angles
Scattering
The distance between one peak and the next in a wave is called?
Wavelength
What is a force?
A push or pull
What is energy?
The ability to do work.
This scientist came up with the idea of natural selection.
Charles Darwin
The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another. An example would be a straw in water.
Refraction
The number of vibrations a wave makes in a given amount of time is called a?
Frequency
What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?
Gravity
What is potential energy?
Stored energy.
A remnant or trace of an organism from the past is called a _______.
Fossil
The term for when light hits a surface and bounces off
Reflection
The highest point on a wave is:
Force is measured in....
What units?
Newtons
What is kinetic energy?
Moving energy.
Magda is a tall, 11 year old drummer. She has a scar on her right cheek. She is good at swimming. Which of her traits did Magda most likely inherit?
Height
Transfer of energy when a wave disappears into a surface
Absorption
The lowest point on a wave is:
the trough
If you push a tennis ball, a bowling ball, and a basketball with the same amount of force, which one will go farthest?
Tennis ball
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
The top of the hill or the bottom of the hill?
At the top of the hill.
Inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n)
Adaptation
Light travels on straight lines. These are called what type of rays?
Light Rays
The type of waves that require medium to pass?
Mechanical Wave
What is Newton's First Law
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion.
According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?
Law of Conservation of Energy.