Intro to Chem and BioGeoChem Cycles
________ are positively charged particles of an atom
Protons
The change in a specific type of life overtime to better survive where it lives is called __________________
Evolution
What is the first thing every food chain needs?
Producer
______________ is the measurement of the amount of matter in an object or substance
Mass (Massa)
What is the center of our solar system?
The Sun
________ is made of the same or different kinds of atoms linked together
Molecules
The father of evolutionary theory
Charles Darwin
The organism at the top of the food chain is called the ______________
Top consumer
_____________ is the measurement of gravity's impact on an object
Weight
What is astronomy?
The study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere
What are the 3 steps of the Water Cycle
1. Evaporation
2. Condensation
3. Percipitation
When an individual chooses a mate based on certain traits it is called ________________
Sexual selection
Two species live in the same area and both benefit from their relationship it is called _____________________
Mutualism
An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an equal or greater forces is ___________
Newton's First Law
The main theory for how the universe was formed is called ____________
The Big Bang Theory
When plants convert carbon dioxide, water, and solar energy into glucose and oxygen it is called ________________
Photosynthesis
The variety of life in a habitat is called ___________
Biodiversity
An organism that feeds on multiple sources of food such as animals, plants, fungi, etc. is called ___________
Omnivore
The friction experienced between a moving object and the air it moves through is called ____________
Air resistance
How many stars are in our solar system?
1 (The sun)
When wind and water wear down rocks and stones into gravel and grains of sand it is called ________________
Mechanical Weathering
When organisms have certain characteristics that allow them to have a greater chance of survival it is called _______________
Natural Selection
Two species living in the same area and one benefits from their relationship while the other is unaffected is called __________
Commensalism
When an object is moved a certain distance by an external force it is called ______________________
Work
The sun is mostly made of _______
Hydrogen