ENERGY
FORCES & MORION
BODY SYSTEMS
GENETICS
WEATHER
100
What type of energy is stored in an object because of its high position?
Potential Energy
100
What kind of force causes an object's motion to change—balanced or unbalanced?
Unbalanced
100
What is the most basic, smallest unit of life?
Cell
100
How many parents are required for asexual reproduction?
One
100
What is the main source of energy that drives the global water cycle?
The Sun
200
What type of energy does an object have because it is actively moving?
Kinetic energy
200
What force pulls objects downward toward the center of the Earth?
Gravity
200
Which organelle acts as the "brain" or control center of a cell?
The Nucleus
200
What type of reproduction results in offspring with high genetic variation?
Sexual Reproduction
200
In which layer of the atmosphere does almost all of Earth's weather take place?
Troposphere
300
Pulleys, levers, and inclined planes are all examples of what?
Simple Machines
300
On a distance-time graph, what does a flat, horizontal line mean?
The object is stopped (at rest)
300
Which single-celled organism uses false feet, or "pseudopods," to move and eat?
An Ameoba
300
What grid tool do scientists use to predict the genetic traits of offspring?
Punnett Square
300
As you go higher up into the atmosphere, does air pressure increase or decrease?
Decrease
400
What is the scientific term for a push or a pull that moves an object over a distance?
Work
400
What is the term for the place or object you use to determine if something is in motion?
Reference Point
400
Which two body systems must work together closely to allow your arms and legs to physically move?
Skeletal and Muscular Systems
400
Where are genes physically located inside a cell?
On chromosomes
400
What type of weather front usually brings sudden thunderstorms followed by cooler weather?
Cold Front
500
What do you get when you add an object's potential energy and kinetic energy together?
Mechanical Energy
500
If a car travels 100 miles in 2 hours, what is its average speed?
50 mph
500
Which body system works directly with the respiratory system to pump oxygen to your muscles?
The Circulatory System
500
If a trait only shows up when an organism inherits two copies of it, is it dominant or recessive?
Recessive
500
What is the name of the narrow band of strong, fast global winds high in the atmosphere that moves weather systems across the US?
Jet Stream