cells
Physics
scientific inquiry
Forces
mystery topic
100

this is the control center of the cell

what is the nucleus?

100

This combination of forces produces no movement.

What is a balanced force?

100

an educated guess to a scientific problem

what is a hypothesis?

100

A force that resists motion when two surfaces are touching

What is friction?

100

this layer of earth is liquid iron and nickel

what is the outer core?

200

 these organelles store food, waste and water needed by the cell

what are vacuoles?

200

 the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth

what is gravity?

200

This observation involves measuring

What is quantitative observation?

200

This force keeps the moon in orbit around the earth

What is gravity?

200

this is the movement of sediment 

what is erosion?

300

This is the jellylike substance found in the cell.  The organelles float around in it



what is cytoplasm?

300


When you jump on a trampoline, this type of energy is stored in the stretched springs


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elastic potential energy

300

When you interpret observations to figure out what is happening

what is an inference?

300

What force attracts some metals and it is a noncontact force?

What is a magnetic force?

300


cooled magma makes this kind of rock

what is igneous rock?

400

This structure is found in plant cells but not animal cells

what is a cell wall?

400

A rollercoaster at the top of the hill about to roll down has this.

Extra 100: what is the gala theme this year?

what is potential energy?

400

When you share your finding from an experiment, and tell whether your hypothesis was proven or disproven

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what is the conclusion?

400

the unit is used to measure force

What are newtons?

400

 this tool helps identify an unknown organism based on its traits.  We did a leaf identification activity using this.


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what is a dichotomous key?

500

This organelle is found in plant cells and is the site where photosynthesis occurs_

what is the chloroplasts?

500

 energy in motion

what is kinetic energy?

500

which to levels of classification are used when giving a scientific name to an organism?

genus/species

500

The tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion...  for example... your body moving forward when the car suddenly stops.

What is inertia?

500

These blood vessels carry blood into the heart from the body

what are veins?

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