Earth and Beyond
The Italian scientist who gradually convinced others that the heliocentric model was correct.
Who was Galileo Galilei?
The control center of the cell. It contains all of the cell's genetic information.
What is the nucleus?
A place or object used for comparison to determine whether something is in motion.
What is a reference point?
An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by a nonzero net force is which of Newton's Laws of Motion?
What Newton's First Law of Motion?
What is the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia?
53.5 feet or 16.3 meters during extreme conditions
A cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun.
What is a comet?
Parts of a plant cell where photosynthesis can take place. They are filled with chlorophyll.
What are chloroplasts?
A push or a pull
What is a force?
For every action there is an equal (in strength) but opposite (in direction) reaction relates to which of Newton's Laws of Motion?
What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?
You should never drink this...
What is milk from an expired milk carton?
Aristotle thought Earth was the center of the universe with all the planets and stars circling it. This Earth-centered model is called...
What is geocentric?
The four phases of mitoses are...
What is PMAT -
A contact force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other.
What is friction?
An object's mass directly affects how much force is needed to accelerate the object explains which of Newton's Laws of Motion?
What is Newton's Second Law of Motion?
When you start driving, Mr. Mellon wants you to be cautious and never do this when you see a huge truck driving down the road you want to turn on to...
This occurs when either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere is at its strongest tilt towards the sun.
What is a solstice?
The long name for DNA...
What is Deoxyribonucleic acid?
A force that pulls objects toward each other as a result of their masses.
What is gravity?
Resistance to change in motion.
What is inertia?
One important thing you learned from Mr. Mellon this year...
What is ?
During an eclipse, the very darkest part of the shadow where the light from the sun is completely blocked.
What is the umbra?
What are antibiotics?
What is the net force of a car pushing 9,000 N against a truck pushing 11,000 N?
What is 2,000 N?
This occurs when solid object moves through a fluid.
What is Fluid Friction?
Mr. Mellon's favorite class this semester was...
This class!