Geology
What type of rock forms from cooled magma or lava?
Igneous Rock
What is the basic unit of life?
cell
What force pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?
Gravity
Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?
Electron
What term refers to the study of human cultures
Cultural Anthropology
Which mineral is known for ranking "10" on the Mohs Hardness Scale
Diamond
What kingdom do mushrooms belong to?
Fungi
What is the term for the amount of matter in an object, which is independent of gravity?
Mass
What is the pH value of a neutral solution
7
What do you call a society where kinship is traced through the mother's line?
Matrilineal
Which sedimentary rock is primarily composed of calcite and reacts with acid
Limestone
What blood cells help fight infections?
White blood cells (leukocytes)
What is the rate of change of velocity called?
Acceleration
What term describes a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed?
Catalyst
What term describes goods or services exchanged without money in tradition societies?
Barter
What term describes the process of rocks breaking down physically and chemically
Weathering
Tropical Rainforest
What type of energy is stored in a stretched or compressed spring?
Elastic Potential Energy
What is the term for a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances?
Solution
What is the term for the belief that one's own culture is superior to others?
Ethnocentrism
What is the process called where one tectonic plate moves under one another and sinks into the mantle?
Subduction
What is the term for a trait that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in a specific environment?
Adaption
Which law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction?
Newton's Third Law
What is the name of the process why which solids can change directly into gas without becoming liquid?
Sublimation
In many traditional societies, what is the term for a religious specialist who enters altered states of consciousness to communicate with spirits and perform healing rituals?