Hydrosphere
Explain the water cycle
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, accumulation, and transpiration.
What does GMO stand from?
Genetically Modified Organisms.
What are the three subatomic particles found in an atom and provide their charges.
Proton= +
Electron = -
Neutron = No charge
Who is the father of evolution?
Charles Darwin
What is the difference between relative dating and absolute dating
Relative age dating is a guess of how old an object is and example will be Law of superposition
Absolute dating is the exact age of an object an example of this is radiometric dating.
What is an aquifer?
An underground rock layer that holds a body of fresh water.
If a person has a fungal infection what would the doctor prescribe to them?
Antifungal cream/ medicine
What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state?
Evolution takes a very short time to happen. True or False
False. Evolution takes a really long time to happen.
What does the Law of Superposition state?
The oldest rock layer is found at the bottom while the youngest rock layer is found at the top only if the rock layers have not been disturbed.
What is Cholera?
What is the difference between epidemic and pandemic?
Epidemic affects a local area/ region while a pandemic affects the global.
period 6 group 11
Why would an alligator more related to a turtle than a pig
The alligator and turtle are both reptiles while the pig is a mammal
What are the three types of boundaries and what do they form?
Convergent - Mountains or subduction zones
Divergent - Rift valleys and new land
Transform- Earthquakes
What is an upwelling and explain its effects
An upwelling is when cold nutrient rich water rises to the top of the surface of water. This phenomenon provides animals with food causing an abundances of biodiversity in the location of the upwelling.
How will biotechnology help NC?
Biotechnology can help NC by improving their agriculture.
How does reactivity go on the periodic table?
Left to right. More reactive on the left side and less reactive on the right side.
What is the difference between natural selection and artificial selection and provide examples of each.
Natural selection- nature decides who is able to survive and pass on their genes (dinosaur extinction)
Artificial selection - Humans decide who is able to breed and pass on their genes. (Dog Breeding)
What is an index fossil ?And provide the 4 requirements to be an index fossil.
An index fossil helps scientist to figure out the age of the rock the index fossil is found in. Must be found all over the world, must be unique, must be in clusters, must have lived in a short time frame.
What is Eutrophication? Be as detailed as possible.
Eutrophication is when algae blooms excessively and blocks the sunlight from entering a body of water therefore causing biodiversity to go down. The algae blooms because of nitrates and phosphates.
Explain how a virus gets inside of a cell.
The virus disguise its self. It then attaches to a cell then enters/ hijack the nucleus to make more copies of its self. Causing the host cell to be affected.
How many "VALENCE" electrons does Sulfur have?
8
What are mutations. Are they good or bad Explain why.
Mutations is when genetic material is changed/ altered. This produces genetic variations in a species. Mutations can be good, bad, or have no affect on an organism.
What is the difference between catastrophism and uniformitarianism?
Catastrophism is the theory that the Earth was created through sudden violent events.
Uniformitarianism is the theory that Earth's crust is constantly changing over a long period of time.