Natural & Artificial Selection
What type of selection involves human interference?
Artificial Selection
How many major kingdoms of life are there?
6
What is the smallest unit of matter?
An Atom
Calculate the net force, and identify if it's a balanced or unbalanced force.
5N ---> <--- 5N
0N. Balanced Force.
In thermal equilibrium, heat moves from cooler molecules to warmer molecules.
False.
(Correct Answer : Heat moves from warmer to cooler molecules.)
What type of traits are passed from parent to offspring?
Inherited Traits
Who is credited for the classification system (taxonomy)?
Carolus (Carl) Linnaeus
Elements are represented on what, by their symbol?
The Periodic Table
What kind of changes do unbalanced forces cause? Name 2.
Change in motion, speed, direction, or position.
What are the 3 ways thermal energy can be transferred?
Conduction, Convection, & Radiation
What are favorable variations that help animals survive in their environment?
Adaptations
What is the science of classifying and naming living organisms based on their characteristics?
Taxonomy
What is formed by the chemical combination of 2 or more different elements?
Compound(s)
Newton's First Law of Motion is also referred to as _____ .
Inertia
(The Law of Inertia)
True or False.
Particles gain kinetic energy as the temperature is increases.
True.
What type of selection involves, favorable traits becoming more common over time, as the offspring with favorable variations, survive?
Natural Selection
What organisms make their own food? & What organisms rely on consuming other organisms for their food?
Autotrophs & Heterotrophs (in that order)
True or False.
A chemical combination, cannot be identified as "both", a compound and a molecule.
False
True or False.
Speed is a vector quantity that indicates how fast something moves and in which direction.
False
(Correct Answer : Velocity)
What is the tool that is used to measure the temperature of a substance?
A Thermometer
Who studied the natural selection of finches on the Galapagos Islands?
Charles Darwin
List the entire taxonomic hierarchy. In order from largest to smallest.
Hint : There are 8
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
What are the 3 main categories that the periodic table is organized into?
Metals, Metalloids, and Nonmetals
Connor swam 100 meters in 58.03 seconds. Calculate his speed.
1.72 m/s
What is the total amount of kinetic energy of the moving particles.
Thermal Energy