Scientific Inquiry
Biology
Physics
Chemistry
Climate Change
100
This part of the cycle of proof deals with referencing information that was already known.
What is the data base?
100
This is the regulated death of a cell.
What is apoptosis?
100
This is the speed of light in metres per second.
What is 3.0 x 10^8 m/s?
100
This type of bonding is due to electrostatic attraction.
What is ionic bonding?
100
This is the average weather conditions over a long time period.
What is climate?
200
This scientist studied the angle of light rays shining down a well.
Who is Eratosthesnes?
200
This is the final stage of cell division.
What is cytokinesis?
200
These are tiny massless particles that carry energy in the form of light.
What are photons?
200
These electrons are found in the outer shell of an atom.
What are valence electrons?
200
Ice core samples are used to study the increase in this green house gas levels?
What is carbon dioxide?
300
This type of observation describes properties such as color and shape.
What is a qualitative observation?
300
This is the largest internal organ.
What is the liver?
300
Plane mirrors will always form this type of image.
What is virtual?
300
This type of reaction involves the combination of elements into a single new compound.
What is synthesis?
300
This name is given to trees or factories that can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
What are carbon sinks?
400
This type of variable does not change in a scientific experiment.
What is a control variable?
400
This is the balance maintained by the systems of the body.
What is homeostasis?
400
These lenses spread light outwards.
What are diverging lenses?
400
These chemicals have a pH of less than 7.
What are acids?
400
What is the percentage of total incoming solar radiation, in watts per square metre, on planet Earth?
What is 342 w/m^2
500
This is what WHMIS stands for.
What is Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System?
500
This process converts sugars into energy in plant and animal cells.
What is respiration?
500
Sometimes light does not refract at the boundary between two different media, but reflects back into the originating medium. Name this property.
What is Total Internal Reflection?
500
This process is used to raise the pH of acidified lakes.
What is liming?
500
This meeting of 160 countries planned to reduce carbon emissions by 5% by 2012.
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
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