Traits and Reproduction
This molecule stores instructions for how living things grow and function
This is the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth
Atmosphere
About what % of the Earth's water is found in the ocean?
97%
Earth is tilted at a ___ angle
23.5
Name one ocean animal from Our Oceans and something they did
Humpback Whales - a mom protecting her calf, robbing a salmon nursery
Clownfish - hiding in their sea anemone and cleaning their eggs
Cuttlefish - finding a mate and changing their color
Blennies - finding a mate by dancing
Sea Lions - hunting tuna for their pup
Manta Rays - diving near hydrothermal vents
Spinner Dolphins - swimming in large pods and communicating by doing pirouettes
These are the building blocks of DNA
Nucleotides
This is the layer where most of Earth's weather occurs
Troposphere
This term describes the amount of salt in water
Salinity
This area of Earth receives the most direct sunlight
The Equator
The Sun heats the Earth unevenly, causing warm water and warm air to ___
Rise
If a trait needs ONLY ONE allele to appear, it is called...
A Dominant Trait
What are three ways that thermal energy can be transferred?
1. Heat transferred through solid material
2. Heat transferred through water/air
3. Heat transferred through empty space
1. Conduction
2. Convection
3. Radiation
Warm water is ___ dense than cold water
More
El Nino (ENSO) occurs in which ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Seasons are caused by Earth's ___ and ___
Tilt and Orbit
In this type of reproduction, offspring are genetically identical.
Asexual Reproduction
The ozone layer can be found in this layer
Stratosphere
The top ocean layer where sunlight reaches is called the:
Sunlight Zone
During El Nino...
1. What happens to the trade winds?
2. Where does warm water go in the Pacific Ocean?
1. The trade winds weaken
2. Warm water goes to the eastern Pacific
Explain how the Sun affects ocean currents
1. Which areas receive more sunlight?
2. How does it affect water density?
3. Where does the water travel?
The Sun heats the ocean near the equator.
Warm water becomes less dense and stays near the surface, traveling from the equator to the poles
Cold water becomes more dense and sinks, creating currents, traveling from the poles to the equator
IF a father is BB and a mother is Bb, what eye color will most children have?
B = Brown Eyes
b = Blue Eyes
Brown Eyes (100%)
Where is air pressure highest?
Near the Earth's surface
The ocean acts as a ___ because it stores and releases heat slowly
Heat Reservoir
Flooding; Drought
Explain what happens during El Nino?
1. What happens to the eastern Pacific?
2. What happens in the western Pacific?
The trade winds weaken, causing:
1. Warm water to move to the eastern Pacific and making it warmer
2. Cold water rises in the western Pacific and making it colder