Ancient Civilizations
What were the names of the two twins famed for founding the city of Rome?
Romulus and Remus
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
Name three types of renewable energy.
What is the ozone layer and why is it important?
a layer of Earth's stratosphere that contains a high concentration of ozone gas. It absorbs the majority of infrared radiation from the sun and protects all life on Earth.
Sagittarius A*
Who was the name of the hero in ancient Greek mythology who followed their beloved into the underworld in an attempt to bring her home? Hint: he turns around to ensure she is behind him, and condemns her soul to Hades forever.
Orpheus
- Cell wall; chloroplast; large central vacuole
Name three types of nonrenewable energy.
Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas
What is the greenhouse effect?
The natural process where specific greenhouse gases trap heat near the earth's surface, acting like an atmospheric blanket.
What is the difference between a meteor, comet, and asteroid?
Asteroid: large, irregular shaped rocky or metallic bodies that orbit the sun, most are found in the Asteroid belt.
Meteor: streaks of light and fire that are visible when celestial bodies enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up
Comet: frozen "snowballs" made of gases, rock and cosmic dust; they typically originate at the edge of the solar system (Oort Cloud) and have long tails of gas and dust as they approach the sun and begin to melt
What was the name of the first pharoah of Egypt, known for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt?
What is the process in which a single cell replicated its chromosomes and divides, resulting in two identical daughter cells?
Mitosis
What is the difference between fission and fusion?
Fission is the splitting apart of an atom's nucleus into two lighter nuclei, while fusion brings together two light nuclei (like hydrogen isotopes) to create a single, heavy nucleus. Both generate massive amounts of energy.
True or False: Chloroflurocarbons (CFC's) are making the ozone layer stronger.
What is the only large moon in our solar system with a retrograde orbit (orbits opposite to its planet)
Triton - Neptune
Mastabas
What are the function of ribosomes in plant and animal cells?
to build proteins from genetic information carried by mRNAs
What is the difference between an open and closed circuit?
A closed circuit creates a complete loop, allowing electricity to flow continuously. An open loop has a break or gap in the path, which stops the current from flowing and immediately shuts the device off.
What are two potential effects of climate change?
Rising sea levels, deteriorating coral reefs, altered ecosystems, unstable weather patterns (droughts, wildfires, extreme storms)
What is the gravity constant on Earth?
9.8 m/s/s
What is the Roman name for the sea god? Hint: the greek name is Poseidon.
Neptune
What are the four stages of mitosis?
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telephase
What is the difference between DC and AC?
In DC (direct current) electricity flows consistently in one direction. In AC (alternating current) electricity periodically reverses direction.
What was the goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement at the United Nations Climate Change conference?
the international treaty tasked each country (almost 200 who signed) to lower greenhouse gas emissions
What is the formula for determining escape velocity?