Waves
This type of wave is first to arrive at a seismograph station
P-Waves
This type of force works in the opposite direction, and slows and object down
Friction
What is the most dense layer of Earth?
Inner Core
This is the physical appearance of a trait
Phenotype
True or False: The scientific method has a beginning and an end. It does not repeat.
False: Modify/ Change and repeat!
What does the "S" in S-Wave stand for?
Secondary
Force is measured in this unit
What is Newtons?
This type of boundary happens when plates smash into one another
Convergent Boundary
The letters "Bb" would represent what kind of genotype?
Heterozygous
What is the group that you do not change? They are not tested.
Control Group
This is vocabulary word is where the center of the earthquake is on Earth's surface
Epicenter
What is Newton's 2nd Law?
Force= Mass x Acceleration
This feature is created on the sea-floor, when new magma rises from the mantle, cools, and hardens
Mid Ocean Ridge
What type of dominance is it when the dominant and recessive trait mix together to form a third new phenotype?
Incomplete Dominance
The variable that is being measured
Dependent Variable
The larger the arrival time difference between P and S waves the _______ the earthquake is
Further
What is it called when equal forces are acting on one object, but in opposite directions? The forces are said to be____
Balanced
This feature is created when two continental plates diverge
Rift Valley
What do we use to figure out the probability of offspring having a trait?
Punnett Squares
Sarah wants to test how the amount of chocolate she eats before bed affects how much sleep she gets. What is the independent variable in this experiment?
How much chocolate she eats
The 3rd wave to arrive, which is the slowest and causes the most damage, is called...
Surface Waves
This force applies to everything on Earth, and it pulls objects toward each other
Gravitational
What created the Hawaiian Islands?
A hot spot and the moving plates
The genotype "AA" would represent what kind of genotype? (Must be specific!)
Homozygous Dominant
The variables that you do not change, they stay the same through the experiment is called
Controls or Constants