Chemistry
Biology
Ecology
Physics
Scientific Investigation
100
What is Chemistry?
The study of matter.
100
What is Biology?
The study of life.
100
What is Ecology?
The study of living things and their environment.
100
What is Physics?
The study of energy.
100
What does WHMIS stand for?
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System.
200
What is the basic unit of matter?
Atoms.
200
What is the basic unit of life?
cells.
200
What is a consumer?
An organism that eats other organisms for energy.
200
What is kinetic energy?
Energy of motion.
200
What is a controlled variable?
Something that stays the same for both subjects in an experiment.
300
What are the 3 states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
300
Name 4 of the life functions we learned about in Biology this semester.
- respiration
- reproduction
- movement
- sense the environment
- grow and repair
- need nutrition
- excretion
300
Give an example of a hot, dry, sandy habitat.
A desert.
300
Name one type of energy we get from the sun.
Thermal energy - it makes us warm
Light energy - we can see our surroundings when the sun is up
300
What is a manipulated variable?
The thing that you change in an experiment.
400
What are the 3 methods of heat transfer?
Conduction, convection, and radiation.
400
Which life function does the respiratory system help with?
Respiration
400
Give an example of an animal and an adaptation that they have.
Answers may vary.
400
Is coal a renewable or non-renewable energy source?
non-renewable.
400
What is a responding variable?
The thing that you measure in an experiment.
500
Is H2O a molecular or ionic compound?
Molecular
500
Which organ system is the heart part of?
The circulatory system.
500
What would happen to the other animals if Herring all died (went extinct).
The tuna, cod, and seal would have less food options and would have to eat more of their other food sources instead.
There would be more krill and phytoplankton because they would have less predators eating them.
500
What is renewable energy?
A limitless energy sources is considered renewable energy.
500
What was one of the controlled variables in your Plant Growth Experiment.
- amount of dirt
- amount of water
- cup size
- type of plant