Earth Science
Geologists study layers of rock to determine the age of fossils buried in the earth. From top to bottom, which layers are oldest and which are youngest?
Top = Younger
Bottom = Older
In a Food web what is the original source of energy?
(Grass, Fungai, The Sun)
The Sun
What do you call an unexpected change in genetic reproduction?
(eg: when something goes wrong)
A Mutation
In Physics, what kind of change to an object alters its appearance?
(EG: carving a piece of wood)
What force results from pulling an object in two different directions
Tension
What two forces cause planets to orbit the sun?
Gravity and Inertia.
What is an example of a Biotic Factor that influences the growth of an organism?
(biotic=something living/actions taken by something living)
Competing for Space
Finding a Mate
Prey
What is an example of an abiotic factor that influences the growth of an organism?
(Abiotic=something that is not living)
light
temperature
pollution
Radiation
What unit is used to measure the volume of a container?
Liters
What two factors determine the seasons?
(hint: think about the orientation of the Earth and the Sun)
The tilt and rotation of the Earth.
What is Natural Selection?
(Think about Darwin's Finches and his research on the Galapagos islands)
Light
Carbon Dioxide
Water
What kind of energy does an object at rest have?
(Potential or Kinetic)
Potential Energy
What force results from pushing down on or squeezing an object?
Compression
Name the three types of plate boundaries.
Transform, Divergent, Convergent
Name one of the products of Photosynthesis.
Glucose
Oxygen
Name one of the reactants needed for Cellular Respiration.
Glucose
Oxygen
Newton's First Law, the law of inertia says what about objects at rest and objects in motion?
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion.
What unit is used to measure the Length of an object
Meters
During a Solar Eclipse name the positions of the earth, sun and moon in the correct order.
Sun - Moon - Earth
What are two of the products of Cellular Repiration
Energy
Carbon Dioxide
Water
What are the three types of organisms involved in a food web?
(Think P,D,C)
Decomposers
Consumers
What is Newton's Second Law
Force = Mass x Acceleration
What force results from twisting an object?
Tortion