Earth's Surface
The thinnest layer of the Earth.
What is The Crust?
This process explains how organisms with beneficial traits are more likely to survive and reproduce in a changing environment.
What is Natural Selection?
When sitting in a chair, all forces acting on the chair need to be_________
What is balanced?
By observing how many items of a particular type are picked up you can measure the strength of ____________
What is the Magnetic field?
These large pieces of Earth’s lithosphere move slowly over the mantle.
What are tectonic plates?
This layer contains convection currents that drive geological processes.
What is The Mantle?
Scientists use this type of evidence, found in rock layers, to show how life has changed over time.
What is the fossil Record?
This force resists motion between surfaces that are in contact.
What is friction?
The tendency of an object to resist change is
What is inertia?
This type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other, creating new crust.
What is a divergent boundary?
This layer is composed of solid metals.
What is the Inner Core?
When humans breed plants or animals for desired traits, they are using this process.
What is Artificial Selection?
When the forces acting on an object are not equal and cause the object to start moving, stop, or change direction, they are called this.
What is unbalanced forces?
When the magnetic field around a current-carrying wire increases because more loops are added, this type of magnet becomes stronger.
What is an electromagnet?
This process in Earth’s mantle, caused by heat rising and cooling, drives the movement of tectonic plates.
What are convection currents?
This is the second hottest layer of the Earth.
What is the Outer Core?
This type of structure has a reduced or no function today but provides evidence of an organism’s evolutionary past.
What are Vestigial Structures?
According to this law, if you apply different forces to objects of the same size, they will accelerate equally.
What is Newton's 2nd law?
This invisible area around a magnet is where magnetic forces can attract or repel objects.
What is a magnetic field?
When two plates collide and one is forced beneath the other, this process occurs.
What is subduction?
This layer has the most volume.
What is the Mantle?
Scientists discover two different species living on separate continents that have very similar DNA but different physical traits due to their environments. This suggests these species share this evolutionary origin.
What is a Common Ancestor?
An object with no external forces applied will naturally
What is maintaining its current speed and direction / staying at rest?
When electric current flows through a wire and creates a magnetic field, this interaction is used in devices like motors and generators.
What is electromagnetism?
A boundary where two plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes but not creating or destroying crust, is called this type of boundary.
What is a transform boundary?