natural selection
what does natural selection affect?
What are Igneous Rocks?
These are formed by the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
It is the change in characteristics in organisms over time.
what is thermal energy?
The total amount of heat energy in an object.
What is a convergent boundary?
Plates collide, leading to subduction or collision.
What is natural selection?
the process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
How do metamorphic rocks turn into sedimentary rocks?
over millions of years
What are vestigial structures?
the remains of traits that were functional in ancestors but aren't anymore.
how does thermal energy move from object to object
it moves from hot to cold
Can moving plates cause Earthquakes?
yes
Why does natural selection occur?
To help organisms survive in their environment.
What is Magma?
This is the name for molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
What is the fossil record?
it is the total collection of discovered and documented fossils.
What is conduction?
Heat transmitted through physical touch.
What do divergent boundaries form?
rift valleys and mid ocean ridges.
Is natural selection a type of mutation?
yes
What is Intrusive?
This type of igneous rock cools slowly inside the Earth, resulting in large crystals, like granite.
How can you observe evolution?
It can be seen in fast-acting examples like antibiotic resistance.
What is the three main types of heat transfer?
Conduction, convection, radiation
how do tectonic plates move?
they move due convective heat currents in the atmosphere.
What is the most famous example of natural selection?
the peppered moth example.
What is Obsidian?
This black, glassy rock is a type of extrusive igneous rock
what is a species?
A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
What is radiation?
Heat travels through empty space via electromagnetic waves, such as sunlight warming the Earth.
What three main types of plates?
pacific, Eurasian, and North American plates