Life Science
Behavioral
What type of rocks are formed from lava or magma?
igneous
How long is the moon's orbit/revolution around Earth
29 days or roughly 1 month
A basketball is resting on the desk as a balanced force. Where are the two energies coming from that keep it balanced?
Gravity and the desk
If an object is moving away from the force, we call that force a _______
In complete metamorphosis, the insect goes from egg to ________, to _________ and then adult.
larvae to chrysalis
What precipitation do we have if: at the top of a stratus cloud, it is 25F degrees. In the middle of the atmosphere, it becomes 40F degrees. But closer to the ground, that atmosphere is 22F degrees?
sleet
The Milky Way galaxy is what shape? Be specific
Barred spiral
Mr. Fulmer hit a golf ball 100 yards onto the green. Where is the first point at which the gravity first OVERCOMES the golf ball?
Give an example of mechanical energy
(anything showing movement happening)
In the water cycle, what is the process called where trees and other vegetation have water 'evaporating' from their leaves?
transpiration
How long does is Earth's orbit around the sun, our star?
365 1/4 days or 1 year
Give three things that can cause chemical change
Chemicals, time, heat, bacteria
Why do we need a control in an experiment? To ensure that the __________ can be properly tested, to see if there is a change.
Variable
What is the purpose of the pollen AND what part of the plant does it come from?
It fertilizes the seed and comes from the stamen.
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
weathering is the breaking down of rocks into smaller bits and soil. Erosion is the movement of rocks/soil
If today there is a third quarter moon, in two weeks, what moon will the moon phase be?
A first quarter. (The exact opposite)
Turning on a hair dryer goes from ___________ energy to _______________, __________, and _________ energies
electrical to sound, mechanical, and heat
Explain why an egg can float easier in salt water than tap water
Salt water has salt in it, making it more DENSE. The egg being less DENSE has more BOUYANCY.
The producers (that make their own food) in a food chain on land are typically plants. What is the name of the producers that typically start ocean food chains?
phytoplankton
Soil on a steep hill with low _________ (plant life) will have _______ erosion because there are not enough roots of the plants to keep the soil there, combined with wind and the force of ________.
vegetation, fast/high, gravity
Give two reasons why Jupiter has so many moons
Its proximity to the asteroid belt and it has enormous mass, causing gravitational pull
Why can you throw a football farther in Denver, Colorado than you can in West Palm Beach? Because ____(noun)_______ is _(more/less)__ due to the __(noun)________ from the ___(noun)_____'s _(noun)_____ due to its mass because it is made of solid ____(noun)____
gravity; less; distance; Earth's; core, iron
4 balloons were filled up to the same mass with different materials: iron filings, sand, water, oxygen. Which balloon takes up the most space (volume)?
oxygen