Chemical reactions
What are the states of matter?
Gas, liquid, solid, plasma
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What is the hottest layer of the earth called?
The core (inner and outer)
What is the name for living things that do photosynthesis?
producers
This person was the first black female astonaut in space..
Mae Carol Jameson
True or false: Atoms (matter) is never lost or gained?
True
What is the control variable?
The things/parts of an experiment you keep the same
What layer of the earth do we live on?
Crust (surface)
What do we call living things that eat dead matter and waste and return nutrients to the soil?
Decomposers
This is the first element in the periodic table
Hydrogen
How many atoms are in the molecule H20?
3- 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen
What is the independent variable?
The thing you deliberately change in an experiment
What type of boundary do we live on in SF?
Transform boundary
Abiotic
This is the last step in the scientific method.
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How many elements are currently on the periodic table?
118
In this essential question, what is the dependent variable?
How does changing the amount of coke affect the height of a mentos coke reaction?
The height of the mentos coke reaction
What causes plates to move?
Convection in mantle (hot matter rising, reaching crust, cooling down, and sinking, and pulling the plates as it does this)
Finish the sentences:
In an ecosystem, matter ________ and energy _______
mattedr cycles, energy flows
This person wrote 'silent spring' and spread awareness of the issues of overuse of pesticides on the environment.
Her quote is "man is a part of nature and his wat against nature is inevitably a war against himself"
Rachel Carson
What happens in a chemical reaction?
Molecules break down and atoms rearrange into new molecules- which can either release or absorb energy
Why do scientists repeat experiments more than once?
In order to find out if the results are accurate
What type of soil is earthquake shaking amplified THE LEAST
Hard rocks (igneous, metamorphic)
What is an example of an ecosystem disturbance?
Many possible answers - natural disasters, species loss, climate change
This person is famous for his work in agriculture and finding ways to bring nutrients to soil that had none. He is particularly known for encouraging farmers to plant peanuts.
His quote is "When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will comannd the atention of the world"
George Washington Carver