Plate Tectonics
What do we call huge pieces of Earth's crust that slowly move around?
What are tectonic plates?
True or False: Natural selection can cause body structures to change over time.
What is True?
What type of land is completely surrounded by water?
What is an island?
What is the process called when the best adapted animals survive and reproduce?
What is natural selection?
What does it mean when two objects reach thermal equilibrium?
What is when both objects reach the same temperature?
Where two tectonic plates meet and either push or pull, what is this called?
What is a plate boundary?
If two animals share a very old ancestor, what do we call that shared ancient animal?
What is a common ancestor?
What type of natural disaster happens when tectonic plates move suddenly?
What is an earthquake?
A brown beetle in a brown tree survives better because of what kind of trait?
What is camouflage?
How does mass affect how quickly an object changes temperature?
What is larger masses heat up and cool down more slowly?
Which type of mountain forms underwater where plates move apart?
What is an oceanic mountain ridge?
What kind of evidence do scientists look at to figure out if two species have a common ancestor?
What is similarities in body structures?
Which location in a home tends to lose the most heat?
What are the windows?
What is it called when an animal has a helpful change that makes survival easier?
What is an adaptation?
True or False: Heat always flows from a cooler object to a warmer object.
What is False? (Heat flows from warmer to cooler.)
What forms when melted rock (magma) reaches Earth's surface and cools?
What is a volcano?
When studying extinct and living species, what should students compare to find out about common ancestry?
What are similarities and differences in body structures?
What deep underwater feature forms when one plate slides under another?
What is an oceanic trench?
What can cause a trait like green color to disappear even faster?
What are more predators or diseases?
What evidence can you use to explain why insulation is important for a school heating system?
What is insulation slows down heat loss, helping the building stay warm longer?
The Galapagos Islands were created by what kind of geological activity?
What are volcanoes at moving plate boundaries?
What do scientists study when they look at how baby animals develop before birth?
What is embryology?
What is the name of Ms. James' dog?
What is Stanley.
How can natural selection cause a trait to become more common in a population?
What is by helping animals with that trait survive and have more offspring?
What two properties of objects should you compare to predict how quickly they reach equilibrium?
What are their mass and starting temperature?