Matter and Energy
This subatomic structure has a negative charge
What is electron
As a roller coaster rolls down the track, energy is converted from potential to _____ energy.
What is kinetic energy
These are the 3 ways that tectonic plates interact with each other
What is converge, diverge, and transform
The sun appears so bright to us here on Earth, compared to other stars in the night sky due to
What is the Sun is the only star in our solar system and it is the star closest to planet Earth
This is the variety of plant and animal life on Earth
What is Biodiversity
This subatomic particle has no charge
What is neutron
True or False: The greater the mass the less the inertia.
False: Objects resist changes. More mass is equal to more inertia. Less mass is equal to less inertia.
This is where earth is located in the Milky Way
What is in one of the spiral arms (about 2/3 of the way out from the center)
Day and night are caused by this movement of the Earth
What is Earth's rotation on its axis
Should the producers in a food web with little biodiversity all die, this could happen
What is animals could die off sooner than they would in a bigger food web
This is used to determine what group an element belongs to
What is valence electron
Team blue is pulling on a rope with 450 Newtons. Team red is pulling on the other side of the rope with 500 Newtons. The rope will move because the net force is this.
What is unbalanced
This phase of the moon comes after the full moon
What is waning gibbous
Seasonal change on Earth is caused by these 2 things
What is the Earth's revolution around the Sun and Earth's 23.5 degree tilt on it's axis
Natural disasters like tornados or hurricanes are examples of this environmental change
What is short term
This is used to determine what period an element belongs to
What is number of shells/orbitals
When the motion of an object resists changing (like when the driver of a vehicle steps on the breaks, but your body keeps going forward).
What is inertia
True or False: The sun is a medium sized star
What is true
This type of galaxy is brightest toward the center because stars in this type of galaxy crowd in the center of the galaxy.
What is an elliptical galaxy
Climate change is an example of this environmental change
What is long term
This element is more reactive: Gold or Neon
What is Gold
Two vehicles are coming to a stop light. One vehicle is a Ford truck (mass = 5 tons) and the other vehicle is a Prius (mass = 2 tons). If both vehicles start at the same acceleration, this vehicle will have the greatest force.
What is the Ford truck
Contour lines that are close together represent this type of slope
What is steep
The type of boundary responsible for the creation of the Iceland Rift Valley
What is a divergent plate boundary
All energy in a food web originates here
What is the sun