Forces & Motion
What force pulls all objects toward each other?
Gravity
What system includes rivers, lakes, and oceans?
Hydrosphere
What is the "brain" of the cell?
Nucleus
What are the two parts of a scientific name?
Genus and species
Name all four major types of infectious agents and give one example of each.
Virus (e.g., flu),
Bacteria (e.g., strep throat),
Fungi (e.g., athlete’s foot),
Parasite (e.g., tapeworm)
A book sitting on a table is an example of what kind of force?
Balanced force
What kind of weathering happens when acid rain dissolves rock?
Chemical weathering
What is the jelly-like fluid inside cells?
Cytoplasm
Which domain includes humans?
Eukarya
What organelle do only plant cells have that makes food?
Chloroplast
What type of force causes a skateboard to roll when you push it?
Unbalanced force
What layer of the atmosphere contains weather?
Troposphere
What is the correct order of organization in the body, starting from a cell?
Cell → Tissue → Organ → Organ System → Organism
What’s the mnemonic for remembering the classification order?
“King Philip Came Over For Good Soup”
Which infectious agent includes molds and yeasts and can cause infections like athlete’s foot?
Fungi
What does a straight, flat line on a distance-time graph mean?
The object is not moving.
What causes wind to form?
Uneven heating of Earth’s surface by the sun
What is the function of mitochondria?
They make energy for the cell.
Which domain lives in extreme environments?
Archaea
What process breaks down rocks without moving them?
Weathering
Name all three types of non-contact forces.
Gravitational, Magnetic, Electrical
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering breaks rocks; erosion moves the pieces.
Name one major body system and its function.
Example: Respiratory system – brings in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide.
What level of classification comes right before genus?
Family
Which force can attract or repel without touching and involves magnets?
Magnetic force