Thermal Energy
Temperature reveals how hot or cold an object is. However, at the molecular levels it tells us how .....
fast the molecules are moving
How is the planet heated?
1. sun 2. surface 3. atmosphere
Provide an example of a green house gas
Carbon dioxide, methane, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide
Define what microbiome is...
microscopic organisms living in and on the human body.
Label the allele pairs (homozygous, heterozygous)
1. Aa
2. aa
3. AA
heterozygous, homozygous , heterozygous
What happens to thermal energy when you put two objects together so they are touching
Energy will transfer from one object to another until the thermal energy becomes equal.
What type of climate is at the 0 degree latitude (equator)?
Hot, most sunlight
Gases in the atmosphere trap in heat making the planet hotter
How do microorganisms help humans stay healthy
The good microorganisms help balance the bad microorganisms making it hard for the bad micoorganisms to thrive.
The gene codes for the type of protein.
Ice berg because it has more mass
If an ocean current is coming from the north pole what temperature water would you expect it to have?
How will this affect the air temperature the ocean current is passing by?
Colder ocean current
Colder air temperature
Why are trees so important when talking about climate change?
They absorb carbon dioxide and help cool our planet
Why is hand sanitizer a good and bad choice?
Kills good and bad bacteria leaving you defenseless
In sexual reproduction how much genes from each parent does the the offspring inherit?
1 from each parent
Name the phase change and describe how the atom's motion and arrangement changes
Popsicle on a hot summer day.
melting, spread apart and move faster
How can ocean currents affect your climate? (Think of the two locations ocean currents can be coming from)
Make a place warmer if ocean current is coming from the equator or colder if the ocean current is coming from the poles
Why are cows bad for the environment?
produce methane which is a potent green house gas
Break down food into glucose, oxygen, and amino acids
Complete a punnett square for a heterozygous sharp tooth dad shark and a homozygous dull tooth mom shark
dad Tt -50%
mom tt -50%
Removing heat from a substance makes the molecules move ___________________ and causes them to move ________________ _______________.
less/slower, closer together
How does being closer to the ocean affect the climate in that area?
Example: Florida vs Arizona
Closer to ocean: wet climate, humid, vegetation, diversity, rainfall
Farther away: dry climate, low diversity, little rainfall, desert
Provide 2 ways we can reduce green house gas emission
1. ride a bike
2. don't cut down trees
3. eat chicken not beef
4. plant trees
5. don't use plastic
Describe the circulatory system. (Include the 3 main molecules)
Transports all molecules around the body so cells can have what they need to perform their function
Change the gene and you change the __________ which also changes the _______________.
protein, trait