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A force is defined as a "....." on an object.
push or a pull
"The capacity to do work (nuclear, sound, thermal and light)" is also known as....
ENERGY
The gene that is not seen when a dominant gene is present is....
RECESSIVE
The force that pulls gas and dust together to form a star.
Gravity
In what city was Ms. Dolida born?
Sacramento, CA
The metric unit for Force (what forces are measured in)
Newtons
"Energy in motion" is also known as....
KINETIC ENERGY
TRAIT
The longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere is called....
The Summer Solstice
Occidental College (Go Tigers)
An object is pushed East with 15 Newtons and pulled West with 13 Newtons What is the net force acting on the object?
2 Newtons (east)
"Stored energy because of its position or chemical make-up" is also known as....
POTENTIAL ENERGY
The following genotype (HH) is categorized as...
(hint: heterozygous, homozygous dominant, or homozygous recessive)
Homozygous dominant
A solar eclipse happens during this Moon phase.
New Moon!
What job did Ms. Dolida have before becoming a teacher at Walter Reed Middle School?
High School Track & Field Coach OR Daycare worker
When two balanced forces are applied to an object, the object's net force is...
ZERO
The units used to measure 'energy' are...
JOULES (J)
____ are segments of DNA, which carry instructions for the traits on an organism.
GENES
This is the term for when the illuminated portion of the Moon is increasing.
WAXING
What lanaguage did Ms. Dolida spend a semester abroad learning?
Arabic
Tell me which of Newton's Laws each statement is describing A) For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction B) An object in motion stays in motion C) Force equals mass multiplied by acceleration (F=MA)
A) 3rd Law
B) 1st Law
C) 2nd Law
"The sum of an object's kinetic and potential energy" is called ...... energy.
MECHANICAL
If a plant had this genotype (Bb), what would be its phenotype?
B = Blue flowers b = Purple flowers
Blue flowers!
This is the main cause of Earth's seasons.
The tilt of Earth's axis
What type of living organism did Ms. Dolida do her research on?
PLANTS (specifically... Native California Oaks)