rocks and minerals
What kind of rock looks like a kitkat bar?
sedimentary
The name given to the supercontinent that existed long ago is...
pangea
A(n) ____ volcano is one that is unlikely to ever erupt again
extinct
An organism with two different alleles for a particular trait is called ____ for that trait
heterozygous
Which kind of reproduction only involves one parent who makes offspring genetically identical to them?
Asexual reproduction
luster
Any trace of an ancient organism preserved in rock is called a what?
fossil
The bowl-shaped area around a volcano's central vent is called a _____
crater
What is the correct order from smallest to largest of the following: nucleus, gene, cell, dna, chromosome
gene, dna, chromosome, nucleus, cell
The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and Summit Lake Paiute Tribe in Thacker Pass Nevada have protested the mining of what mineral used for electric cars?
lithium
What is the formula for density?
mass/ volume
Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have moved apart is called what?
Continental drift
The point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is called the ______
epicenter
What would the GENOTYPE be for a dog that is HOMOZYGOUS DOMINANT for this trait? H=short hair, h=long hair
HH
A solar eclipse occurs when the _____ passes between ____ and the____
If the mass of an object is 12g and the volume is 6 cubic cm, what is the density?
2 g/cm3
____occurs when the oceanic crust bends down toward the mantle at a deep ocean trench
subduction
The richter scale is the rating system that estimates the total _____ released by an earthquake
energy
Today, _____ states and Washington, D.C., have laws allowing forced sterilization of disabled people.
31
One of the stages in the reproduction process of hydra is when an organism grows on the body of its parent. What is that stage called?
budding
What process turns an igneous rock into sediment?
weathering and erosion
Most geologists think that the movement of earth's plates is caused by ____ currents in the mantle.
What kind of waves are the first seismic waves to arrive at a given location? They move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion.
P waves (primary waves)
In dogs, grey skin color is dominant to black skin color. If two dogs heterozygous for this trait have offspring, what is the likelihood they will have puppies with grey skin?
75%
What percentage of Iowa used to be tallgrass prairie?
80%