A Changing Earth
The idea that the Earth's crust is made up of living plates.
What is The Theory of Plate Tectonics?
Tissues work together to form these.
What are organs?
A limited cloud-like space surrounding the nucleus of a cell.
What is a shell?
A cloud of interstellar gases and debris.
What is a nebula?
This is the shape of Deoxyribonucleic Acid.
What is a double helix?
This type of fault occurs as rocks move horizontally past each other.
What is a strike-slip fault?
A step-by-step process that the two new cells will be the same as the parent cell.
What is Mitosis?
A scale that extends from 0 to 14 that measures the acidity of water.
What is the ph scale?
More than 30 galaxies, including the Milky Way, form this cluster.
What is The Local Group?
The Father of Genetics?
Who is Gregor Mendel?
A scientist that studies soil.
What is a pedologist?
Jellyfish tentacles are lined with these tiny stinging organelles.
What are nematocysts?
When electricity takes an unexpected path, which could cause sparks or a fire.
What is a short circuit?
The atmosphere of the Sun.
What is The Chromosphere?
A family tree that traces a particular trait.
What is a pedigree?
When wind blows, picks up loose sediment, and carries it away.
What is deflation?
At least half of all animal species are these, which means "jointed foot".
What is an arthropod?
A system that uses open and closed circuits to communicate the number 0 and the number 1.
What is the binary number system?
This appears when the Moon passes through the shadow of the Earth.
What is a lunar eclipse?
This diagram shows the genetic possibilities for a certain trait.
What is a Punnett square?
A method used by farmers to help keep water from washing away soil.
What is contour plowing?
A plant that can live for 3 or more years.
What is a perennial?
Force is measured using this measurement.
What are Newtons?
This type of mammal carries their young in their bodies for only a short time.
What are marsupials?
Plants that show the same trait for many generations when pollinated naturally.
What is a purebred plant?