Physics
Chemistry
Diversity of Life
Geology
Miscellaneous
100
Heat always moves from ______ object to ______ object.
Warmer to cooler
100
What is the smallest unit of a chemical compound that still has the properties of the compound?
Molecule
100
Substances enter any plant or animal cell by passing through which cell structure?
Cell membrane
100
What 2 processes are responsible for the decrease in the height of mountains?
Weathering + erosion
100
When a spring recoils, the ____ energy converts to _____ energy in the system.
Potential to kinetic energy.
200
What property is being measured when you use a graduated cylinder?
Volume
200
What is the smallest particle of an element called?
Atom
200
What is the process by which plants, and some protists and bacteria use light energy, carbon dioxide, and water to make sugar?
Photosynthesis
200
Name the 3 process of warm air rising.
Sun heats ground (radiation) Ground heats air (conduction) Warm air rises (convection)
200
Which layer of Earth is composed primarily of solid iron?
Inner core
300
A stone arch bridge relies primarily on which of the following for its load strength?
Compression
300
Oxygen and nitrogen in air is an example of?
Homogeneous mixture -Looks the same to the eye but components can be separated.
300
Name 3 structures cells can use to move.
Cilia, flagella, pseudopod
300
Name the 3 types of rock. Must get all 3 correct.
Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary.
300
Harmful UV rays from the sun are primarily absorbed by...
Ozone
400
When I drop 5 ice cubes, the volume of the submerged ice is equal to the volume of water that rises. What is this called?
Displacement
400
How many atoms are in Na2CO3?
6 --> 2 Na + 1 C + 3 O
400
The brain of the cell is the _________ The powerhouse is the _________ The assembly line is the ___________ The storage room is the ___________
Nucleus, mitochondria, rough endoplasmic reticulum, vacuole
400
At a convergent boundary, 2 plates collide to form a ________. At a divergent boundary, 2 plates pull apart to form a ________ on the ocean floor.
Convergent --> Mountain Divergent --> Mid-ocean ridge
400
List the 4 structures in space from smallest to largest.
Star, solar system, galaxy, universe.
500
What properties of pure water always stays the same?
Density, boiling point, melting point, freezing point.
500
How can we separate salt from ocean water? Describe the process.
1. Pour salt water into glass bowl. 2. Put ceramic mug in middle of bowl. 3. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. 4. Put bowl directly under sunlight. 5. Put rock on top of plastic wrap in the middle. 6. Wait several hours.
500
What are the 2 main differences between plant and animal cells?
Plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts while animal cells don't.
500
Looking a topographic map that has contour lines closer at the top and wider at the bottom, what is the landform?
Mountain
500
Name the 6 kingdoms.
Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, Protista, Eubacteria, Archaebacteria