Earth and Space
The general paths of storm systems that travel across the continental United States are primarily driven by:
* Ocean currents
* Local winds
* Mountains
* The jet stream
The Jet stream
What is characterized as a mistake or change in an organism's DNA?
Mutation
Matter is
What is anything that has mass and takes up space
An example of an action/reaction force.
* air escaping from a balloon
*Ball bouncing off of a wall
* rocket traveling through the air
* all of these
Bonus - Which of Netwont's laws does this apply to?
What is all of these
Newton's 3rd law of motion
True or false - The ASR is a reading test with big words and all of the answers can be found in the material given.
What is true
The jet stream separates major air masses over the central continental U.S. The high pressure air mass to the north of the jet stream has which of the following characteristics in winter?
W) Warm and humid
X) Warm and dry
Y) Cold and humid
Z) Cold and dry
What is Cold and dry
What is the difference between a community and a population?
A community is a group of different species living in a common location
A population is a group of the same species living in a common location
What is the chemical formula for iron (III) oxide?
Fe2O3
Which of the following situations does NOT involve potential energy being changed into kinetic energy?
An apple falling from a tree
Shooting a dart from a spring-loaded gun
Pulling back the string of a bow
A creek flowing down stream
What is Pulling back the string of a bow
If giving nontext answers this is the most important thing to remember and do.
What is LABEL everything clearly
Consider the following facts: Neptune is greater than 17 times more massive than Earth and orbits the Sun at less than 20% of the speed that Earth travels in its orbit. Also, Neptune is spinning almost 6 times faster than Earth. How does Neptune’s day length compare to Earth’s?
What is IT IS SHORTER THAN AN EARTH DAY
In an environment what are the abiotic factors?
During which change of state do atoms or molecules become more ordered?
Solid to gas
Gas to liquid
Liquid to solid
Liquid to solid
Atomic reactions can produce an alternate source of energy called
What is nuclear energy
The type of material that should be "Chunked"
Why is it winter in the northern hemisphere when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?
W) The manner in which the Earth rotates regulates the seasons on Earth
X) The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun when the southern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun
Y) Because of the Earth’s revolution, each hemisphere experiences summer when it is closest to the Sun and winter when it is further away
Z) Because of the Earth’s rotation, seasons are regulated by photoperiods
What is The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun when the southern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun
If we were studying how birds reacted to temperature change what would we do?
Ask a bird
Study their migration patterns
Capture 100 birds and put scientific devices on them.
Look on line.
When naming ionic compounds, which group of elements require Roman Numerals?
Transition Metals
Resistance to motion when 2 objects come into contact with one another
What is Friction
Key terms
What are the words in a prompt (question) that will tell you what type of answer you should give.
Which of the following best describes what drives plate tectonics?
W) Energy from the Sun driving ocean currents and plates
X) Heat from the Earth’s interior driving convection in the mantle
Y) Scientists have not yet developed a robust theory but some leading researchers are linking it to ocean currents
Z) Earthquakes drive plate tectonics, volcanism, and global wind systems
What is Heat from the Earth’s interior driving convection in the mantle
What type of ecosystem do we live in?
Name a population and a community that we would find here.
What is a desert ecosystem.
What are coyote
What are coyote, rabbits, and deer
True or False: A chemical change means that a NEW product is formed because atoms are rearranged.
What is true
The law of conservation of energy
What is energy cannot be created or destroyed only tranferred or transformed.
Stand alone
Cluster
Extended response
Inquiry Task
What are the four types of questions on a standardized test