Nature of Science
Earth & Weather
Cells and Organisms
Rocks
Alive, Or Is It?
100
What is the scientific method?
100
This sphere is one of Earth's four spheres and includes all of the NON-LIVING things on Earth including rocks, soil, etc.
What is the Geosphere?
100
The smallest unit needed for life.
What is a cell?
100
A naturally occuring solid mixture of one or more minerals and organic matter.
What is a rock?
100
Anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism.
What is a stimulus?
200
Scientists make these when they use their 5 senses to make inferences about something.
What is an observation?
200
This heats up the ocean and is known to drive the hydrological cycle.
What is the Sun?
200
It is made up of one or more cells.
What is an organism?
200
A naturally formed solid matter that has crystalline structure.
What is a mineral?
200
The passing of traits from one generation to the next.
What is heredity?
300
These things are what CHANGE in an experiment. This is what makes an experiment different from an investigation.
What are variables?
300
The average kinetic energy of particles of matter
What is temperature?
300
This organelle stores the cell's DNA and directs activities.
What is the nucleus?
300
Rocks that form when hot, liquid rock (magma) cools.
What are igneous rocks?
300
An organism that consumes or decomposes other organisms to get energy.
What is a heterotroph?
400
the ONE type of variable that a SCIENTIST changes during an experiment
What is the independent variable?
400
Changes/differences in air pressure cause this.
What is wind?
400
This organelle is what makes plants green and is responsible for photosynthesis.
What is chloropyll?
400
Rocks whose structure, composition, and texture have changed from those of the original rock.
What are metamorphic rocks?
400
He created the levels of classification that we use to organize organisms today. Known as the "Father of Taxonomy"
Who is Carl ("Carolus") Linnaeus?
500
The factor(s) in an experiment that STAY THE SAME
What is a constant [variable]?
500
The border formed when two air masses meet.
What is a front?
500
The regulation of a body system to maintain a stable & balanced internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
500
Rocks formed when grains of rock or minerals (sediments)are buried, squeezed together, and cemented by minerals.
What are sedimentary rocks?
500
This pneumonic device is traditionally used to remember the 8 levels of classification in order (Domain, Kingdom, etc.)
Did King Phillip come over for good spaghetti?