Module 6
Geology and Paleontology
Geology and Paleontology
What is the crust?
Rain, snow, hail and sleet are examples of
What is weather?
Solid, Liquid and Gas
What are the 3 basic states of matter
The rate at which an object moves
What is speed?
A cell that has no distinct, membrane- bound organelle
What is a prokaryotic cell?
Based on evidence that seems to support the idea that as the plastic rock of the mantle moves around, the plates move with it
What is plate tectonics?
Conditions over relatively long periods of time?
What is climate?
The smallest chemical unit of matter
What is an atom?
A push or pull exerted on an object in an effort to change that objects velocity
What is Force?
DNA stands for
The study of the Earth's physical structure, its history, the processes acting on it and the rocks of which it is composed
What is Geology?
78% of the Earth's atmosphere is made up of
What is Nitrogen?
Symbol K
What is Potassium?
F=ma
What is Newton's 2nd law
All living things contain hereditary information in their DNA that enables life to continue through reproduction
What is the 1st criteria for life?
Inorganic crystalline substances found naturally in the Earth
What are minerals?
Planes fly in this layer of the atmosphere
What is the stratosphere?
Two or more atoms linked together to make a substance with unique properties
What is a Molecule?
What is Mach1?
The DNA structure
What is a double helix?
When minerals in rock chemically react with air or water changing their composition
What is Chemical weathering?
How much water vapor is in the air?
What is humidity?
Tastes sour and conducts electricity in water
What is an Acid?
A device that either multiplies or redirects a force
What is a simple machine?
All living things are made up of cells
What is the 4th criteria of life?