BIOLOGY
A strong, muscular organ that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body via the circulatory system
what is a HEART
Sodium Chloride is a chemical name for what common household item
what is SALT
Speed but with a directional component
what is VELOCITY
The Shadow caused by the Sun, Earth, and Moon aligning in a straight line
what is an ECLIPSE
The physical location that a group of particular organisms are best able to live
what is a HABITAT
This process involves a chemical release of energy from food without the use of oxygen
what is FERMENTATION
A measure of the amount of matter that an object contains
what is MASS
The stored energy that an object has due to its own mass and its position above a reference point
what is GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY
A percentage of how much moisture is currently in the air as compared to the capacity of the air at that temperature
what is HUMIDITY
Organisms that feed only on plant material
what are HERBIVORES
Plants and other organisms use energy from the sun to create food in the process known as
what is PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Fe is symbol for which element on the periodic table
what is IRON
Another term for rotation
what is REVOLUTION
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous are all forms of
what is ROCK
This condition of excess carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere raising the temperature of the planet.
what is GREENHOUSE EFFECT
A molecule containing genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth and reproduction of all known organisms and many viruses.
what is DNA (deoxyribose nucleic acid)
A colorless, tasteless, odorless gas produced by burning material containing carbon. It is sometimes known as the "silent killer".
what is CARBON MONOXIDE
Materials that are not good conductors of electricity (they do not allow electrical energy to flow through them)
what are INSULATORS
Heat energy that is generated and stored in the Earth surface
what is GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
The gas form of water in the atmosphere eventually cools into a liquid in the process known as
what is CONDENSATION
A compound that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur.
what is PROTEIN
This element found in the periodic table is used to make the batteries in your phones
A force that exists between two objects that are touching, which resists their motion relative to each other
what is FRICTION
Mineral Resources are said to be __________, meaning that once they are used, they are gone forever.
what is NONRENEWABLE
A system that includes all living organisms (biotic factors) in an area as well as its physical environment (abiotic factors) functioning together as a unit
what is an ECOSYSTEM