Elements
What is an atom made of?
It is made of electrons, protons, and neutrons.
What is the transfer of energy from one object to another through direct contact?
Conduction
Who is most remembered as the originator of the theory of continental drift by hypothesizing in 1912 that the continents are slowly drifting around the Earth?
Alfred Wegener.
What kinds of organisms are at the bottom of the energy pyramid?
Producers
Which state is Ms. McCue from?
California
What is a state of matter with an indefinite shape but definite volume?
Liquid
Plastic, styrofoam, foil, bubble wrap are examples of.......
insulators.
What is one piece of evidence as to why Alfred Wegener believed his theory?
He realized that the continents of South America and Africa fit together perfectly / The fossil records match up / Stratigraphy matches up too
Food, space, and water are all examples of:
Limiting factors
How old is Ms. McCue?
32
What is a substance made up of two or more elements in a set ratio?
A compound.
What is the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance?
The temperature.
What is the Earth's outermost layer?
The crust.
What is a predator at the top of a food chain, with no natural predators
An apex predator.
What is Ms. McCue's dog's name?
Gob
What is the study of matter and how it changes?
Chemistry
As matter is heated the molecules' movements will _________.
Speed up.
What is a plate boundary called when two plates are splitting away from each other?
A divergent boundary.
What is a model showing the flow of energy through different trophic levels?
An energy pyramid.
What is Ms. McCue's boyfriend's name?
Henri
Two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
Molecules
What can't be destroyed or created?
Energy.
What was one flaw for Alfred Wegener's theory?
Wegener couldn't identify the force behind the plate movements.
What is the maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the environment?
The carrying capacity.
Where did Ms. McCue live before Singapore?
South Korea (Busan)