Plate Tectonics
Which German meteorologist hypothesized about continental drift in 1915?
Alfred Wegner
What type of plate boundary leads to the formation of volcanos?
Convergent boundary
Which atmospheric layer contains the ozone layer?
Stratosphere
Which organelle acts as the "powerhouse" for the eukaryotic cell and produces energy?
Mitochondria
Autotroph
Which type of plate boundary leads to earthquakes?
Transform boundary
What are the two main parts of every volcano?
Magma Chamber and Vents
Why does the ozone layer act like a shield?
Blocks / filters harmful UV radiation.
What are two main ways that material is transported through the cell membrane?
Active and passive transport
Which organelle is responsible for transporting material inside of a cell?
Vesicle
What is responsible for the movement of the lithospheric plates leading to continental drift?
Convection cells within the asthenosphere.
What is an island arc?
Long chain of volcanic islands found along oceanic to continental boundary lines.
What mixture of gases make up Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Argon.
What are the three points of cell theory?
All living things are made up of one or more cells.
The cell is the most basic unit of structure and function of all living things.
All cells come from the other living cells.
What part of the cell is responsible for how the cell and the organism functions?
DNA
Which type of plate boundary leads to the formation of new oceanic crust?
Divergent boundary
What three main factors within magma determine if an eruption is explosive or non explosive?
Water, silica, and gas
Break it down over time.
What type of transport is used to move water molecules through the cell membrane?
What is the function of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?
Synthesizes and concentrates various substances needed by the cell.
How does the evidence of similar fossils being found on completely different continents such as South America and Africa support the theory of Pangea?
A volcano on the east coast recently erupted 10 years ago. Currently it has shown evidence of tremors and smoke rising from the main vent.
Is the volcano active, dormant, or extinct?
Dormant
Describe the ozone cycle -
O3 - ozone molecule absorbs harmful UV rays (radiation).
Once this happens the O3 molecule breaks down into O2 (oxygen gas) and O (single oxygen molecule).
This singular oxygen molecule then rebind's with another O2 (oxygen gas) molecule and forms a brand new O3 (ozone molecule).
The cycle repeats continuously.
Which organelle is responsible for producing proteins that is used within the cell?
What are the five characteristics of all living things?
Made up of cells
Obtain / use matter and energy
Grow and change
Reproduce
Respond to their environment