Nature of Science
In an experiment, which is the variable that is changed and which is measured?
Independent is changed and dependent is measured
What are 3 major differences between plant and animal cells
Plants-Cell Wall, Chloroplast, Large Vacuole
Animal-No cell wall, small vacuole.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short term (day to day) and climate is long term (10-20 years)
What causes tides?
Gravity of the moon and the sun, but mostly the sun
What is the difference between contact forces and forces at a distance
Contact forces
Applied
Normal
Friction
At a distance
Gravity, electrical, magnetic
What is the difference between replication and repetition?
What are the 3 domains and 4 kingdoms of classification?
**Double points if you can share what the scientific name is made of**
Domains: Arachae, Bacteria, & Eukarya
Kingdoms, Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Plantae, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
What causes wind and how does the gulf stream affect the weather?
Which planet has the smallest atmosphere and why?
Mercury because the radiation from the Sun burns the atmosphere
What is a benefit and a limitation to a drawn model of the solar system?
The drawing is not to scale, it is not real, and it is not accurate
What is a limiting factor in a rain forest?
Space
Sunlight
Food
Water
What are some examples of weathering, erosion, and depostion?
Weathering is rock is broken down, erosion is when its moved, deposition is when it drops or stop
What causes day and night?
The rotation of the earth
What is absorption?
If it has rained the first 5 days of the week, what can you infer about the next day?
It is based upon prior knowledge of the weather and it will probably rain the next day.
What is the carbon cycle and what are some of the pathways?
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Decomposition
What are the three types of heat transfer and give an example of each
Conduction, Convection and radiation
Prominence connect and solar flare shoot out
What is reflection?
What can help you analyze data and make conclusion to support an experiment's hypothesis
Look at patters and changes in data (increasing and decreasing)
What is homeostasis and how does the body maintain it? Give an example of each
Balancing the body's system
Making new cells-Cuts healing
Responding to the environment-Shivering
Removing waste-exhaling CO2
Getting Energy-Eating
What is the difference between an inner planet and an outer planet?
Inner planets are solid rock and out planets are gases and larger
What are the three states of matter that light can move through?
Solid, liquid, and gas