Earth Science
Space Science
Cells and Genetics
Ecology and Evolution
Chemistry and Physics
100

Which type of rock forms when magma cools?

Igneous

100

During an eclipse, what is the darkest area of the shadow called?

Umbra

100

What happens if an offspring receives a dominant trait?

The trait will by physically shown in the offspring

100

What do the arrows on a food web represent?


The flow of energy

100

Aside from Helium, how many valence electrons does an element need to be considered "stable"

8

200

What is the layer of earth that includes the crust and cool, rigid layer of the mantle called?

Lithosphere

200

What is a gigantic explosion of a large star called?

Supernova

200

What is the job of a ribosome in a cell?

To make proteins for the cell

200

Which organism is most closely related to the wolf?


Leopard

200

How does mass and distance affect gravitational force?

More mass, less distance = more gravitational force

less mass, less distance = less gravitational force

300

Organize the layers from oldest to youngest

3, 1, 2

300

Moons directly orbit _____ but indirectly orbit the ___

planets, sun

300

What are the 4 nucleotide bases and how do they pair?

A-T

G-C

300

In this food web, which organism is the tertiary consumer?


Snake

300

Solve using wave speed equation:

speed: 3.6 m/s

freq: 9 Hz

wavelength: ?

0.4 m

400

What can scientists use to predict volcanic activity?

(must be the answer from the notes)

By observing past events 
400

What are the names of the asteroid belt that houses the dwarf planet Pluto?

Kuiper Belt

400

Which non-mendellian genetic pattern is this an example of?

Codominance

400

Organisms use energy and pass energy on after they are consumed. What percent of energy is used by the ?


90% used

400

How many electrons would Cl-2 have?

19

500

What is "mass wasting" ?

When earth material slides downhill

(landslides, avalanche, mudslides, etc)

500

Approximatly how many suns are in the milky way galaxy?

There are many stars, but only one Sun (ours!)

500

What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?

Mitosis creates 2 identical daughter cells

Meiosis creates 4 unique haploid cells (half the genetic information)

500

Describe in 2 or more sentences how natural selection drives evolution

Key idea:

The organisms best fit will survive and reproduce, passing down traits. Eventually this leads to different species and evolution over a long period of time

500
Draw the Bohr Model for Carbon


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