Forces and Motion
According to Newton's 2nd Law, in order to accelerate an object of a certain mass, you must add more ...?
Force
As the seismic waves travel through the Earth, they encounter rocks of increased density as they get closer to the core. Which wave behavior is affected by this change in density?
Refraction
What is the process within a star that causes it to give off light and energy while combining elements to create heavier elements up to and no heavier than iron (Fe)?
Nuclear Fusion
Mountains and Volcanoes do not just occur anywhere in the world. They are distributed unevenly on the crust. Which type of plate boundary would you find the formation of mountains and volcanoes?
Convergent Boundary
Why would humans artificially modify genetics of plants and animals?
To get desired traits
What one thing can you increase in each of these that will increase the output.
Electromagnet
Electric Motor
Electric Generator
More coils
Waves transfer energy, not ...?
Matter
What do we know about the galaxy if the light being observed is moving toward the longer wavelength of the spectrum's visible light.
Rocks that form inside the Earth can be exposed to the surface through geologic uplift (mountain formation). Once exposed to the surface what two processes will happen to the rocks?
Weathering and Erosion
Name the Theory:
Individuals that are fittest to their environment will likely survive, reproduce, and pass the advantageous trait on to their offspring.
Also survival of the fittest.
Theory of Natural Selection
Three different non-contact forces?
Gravity - Magnetism - Static Electricity
Sound waves and light waves (electromagnetic) travel at different speeds through different mediums. Which type of medium does a sound travel the fastest through?
Solid
According to the Theory of the Big Bang, what step comes:
after hydrogen and helium forming
and
before heavy elements form
Stars and Galaxies form
A bubble of magma in the mantle creating a chain of volcanic islands is called a Hotspot? If the plate is moving northwest, what direction does the hotspot move?
It doesn't move
What is the diagram called that shows the evolutionary history and relationship between organisms?
Cladogram
A car is moving down the highway at 50 mph. The car will continue going 50 mph unless what force is applied?
Unbalanced Force
There are two types of communication systems used to transfer information: Analog and Digital. Which type of signal would be best for a pilot to communicate to the control tower?
Digital signal
Spectroscope
How do we know that the Earth has a liquid molten rock layer near the center?
S-Waves stop when they reach the liquid outer core because they cannot travel through liquid.
Other than what the environment was like, what are two things the fossil record can tell scientist about organisms?
Organisms that existed
Where they existed
Diversity of the organisms
Mass extinctions
Organisms have changed
The flow of electricity through wires will create this around the wire?
Magnetic Field
What two ways would increase the energy in waves?
Increased: Frequency and Amplitude
Which type of tide occurs during Full and New Moons?
Spring Tide
Both P-waves and S-waves change speed when they travel through Earth's layers. What characteristic of the layers causes the waves to speed up or slow down?
Density
What is the difference between phenotype and genotype?
Phenotypes are observable characteristics, while genotypes are the genetic codes that determine an organisms phenotype