Heredity
Definition of heredity?
The passing of traits from parents to offspring.
What are the three main types of plate Boundraies?
Convergent divergent and transform.
What did Albert Einstien do?
He developed the theory of relativity.
What is the smallest unit of an element that retains its properties?
An atom
Does sound travel faster in water or in Air?
Water
What are the units of heredity that determine traits?
Genes
What is the force behind the plates?
Covection current.
What did Marie Curie do?
She discovered the elements polonium and radium.
What is an Atom?
The smallest matter
What force pulls an object to the ground?
Gravity
How many chromosomes are in a normal human somatic cell?
46 or 23 pairs
Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
Along plate Boundraries.
What did Issac Newton do?
He developed the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
What is the atomic number of an element based on?
The number of protons in the nucleus
If you mix all colors of light what do you get Black, White or Rainbow?
White
What is an allele?
A version of a gene
What happens at a subduction zone?
One tectonic plates dives beneath another into the mantle.
What did Charles Darwin do?
He proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection.
What state of matter has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container?
Liquid
What is the force that slows down the object?
Friction
What is a phenotype?
An organisms expressed physical traits
What is the composition of the lithosphere?
The crust and the upper most Mantle
What did Nikola Tesla do?
Innovated alternating current electricity.
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
True or False? Ironic is attracted by magnets?
True