Space
Name the planet closest to the Sun
Mercury
Dominant alleles are represented with a __ letter
Capital!
O.
3 x (4+2) =?
18
____ are like long chains made up of tiny repeating building blocks called monomers
Polymers!
Draw on your whiteboard a Waning Gibbous moon phase.
If you drew a small crescent shaded on the right side of the moon you are correct!
This molecule carries genetic instructions and is often call the "building blocks of life."
DNA
This is the smallest unit of matter
Atom
An astronaut weighs 60kg on Earth. If gravity on the Moon is 1/6th of Earth's gravity, what is their weight on the Moon?
10kg
We briefly talked about dry ice on Mars, can you recall how much longer a year on Mars is compared to Earth?
Almost twice as long! One year on Mars is around 630 days
The Earth's outermost layer, made up of solid rock, is called this
The Crust
These thread-like structures are made of DNA and carry genes.
This type of bond is formed when atoms share electrons.
A farmer plants crops in a rectangular field that is 50 meters long and 30 meters wide. What is the area of the field?
Use correct units!!
1,500 sq meeters.
If you did not put the correct units, you do not get points!
Think back to our very first activity... Electronegativity! Due to what electronegative property causes your hair to stick to a balloon after rubbing it together?
Static electricity!
What was the name of the NASA Space team (Crew___) that just landed home two weeks ago?
+50 points if you can name how long they were stuck in space for.
Crew-9.
They were stuck in space for approx 171 days, or around 6 months.
This type of genetic diagram is used to predict the possible traits of offspring.
+100 points if you can use this diagram to represent the likely offspring of an BB and bb allele
Punnett Square!
This state of matter has no fixed shape or volume.
Gas!
A biologist records bacteria doubling every hour. If she starts with 10 bacteria, how many will there be in 3 hours?
80 bacteria
This object in space is described as : an area of such immense gravity that nothing -- not even light -- can escape from it.
+100 points if you can describe how they form!
Black holes!
Bonus: black hoes start at the end of stars lives. (The energy holding the star together collapses, causing an explosion that turns into a black hole )
How many moons does Jupiter have? (hint, a lot!)
95, approximately.
This Austrian scientist is known as the "Father of Genetics" for his pea plant experiments and theories of genetics.
Gregor Mendel
What is the chemical symbol for table salt?
NaCl
A drone flies at 15 meters per second for 4 minutes. How far does it travel?
3,600 meters