Ecosystems
Outer Space
Weather and Water
Chemistry
Energy
100

Name the process that plants undergo for energy when sunlight is out

Photosynthesis

100

Describe the alignment of the solar eclipse:

From the Earth's point of view, the Moon covers up the Sun

100

Name four factors in the water cycle:

Runoff

Groundwater

Precipitation

Condensation

Evaporation

Transpiration

100

What's in the nucleus of an atom?

protons and neutrons

100

List three types of heat transfer:

radiation

conduction

convection

200

What's the name of a stabilizing species that helps hold an ecosystem together:

keystone

200

What's the most abundant element in the universe?

Hydrogen from Stars

Oxygen from Atmospheres

Carbon from Space Rock

Hydrogen from Stars

200

Name four factors in the biogeochemical pathways of Earth

water

nitrogen

phosphorous

carbon

200

What's the chemical formula for water vapor?

H20

200

What natural resource accounts for 89% of WV's net electricity production?

Coal

300

Explain an example of mutualism:

Any species relationship where both species benefit in some way or another

300

How far is the Earth from the Sun in astronomical units?

1

300

What's the evaporation of water from the stomata of leaves called?

transpiration

300

What surrounds the nucleus of atoms and pairs with similar things in other elements?

electrons

300

List four fossil fuel energy sources

coal

oil

natural gas

petroleum

nuclear 

400

What's the percentage of energy that is lost as heat as consumers eat more food in a food web?

90%
400

What surrounds the planet Neptune on the edges of our solar system?

The Kuiper Belt (Pluto)

The Oort Cloud (many asteroids and space rock)

400

What type of pressure does a strong Hurricane have?

extremely low air pressure

400

What charge do protons carry and what charge do electrons carry?

Proton +

Electron -

400

Pick a biome and describe how a renewable energy source could be used

In tundra biomes, geyser springs could have energy harnessed from hot temperatures and pressure underneath the Earth's surface (geothermal)

500

What element do decomposers mostly break down?

Nitrogen
500

If an object is small and far away from another object in space, will it have a lot or a little gravitational pull on that object?

A little gravitational pull 

500

Where do most tornadoes occur?

Tornado Alley in the plains of the middle of America 

500

What's the splitting of nuclear atoms called that can result in energy production?

Fission

500

Name five types of renewable energy:

Solar

Wind

Water

Biomass

Geothermal


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