Sci. Method and Measuring
First we must look around at nature. This is called ______________.
What is observing?
Lithospheric plate movement is caused by these in the mantle.
What are convection currents?
This is the formula for calculating density.
What is density equals mass divided by volume?
This substance consists of two or more elements that are bonded or joined.
What is a compound?
List two main types of energy.
What is potential energy and kinetic energy?
Liters, cubic centimeters, and milliliters all are units of _____.
What is volume?
The Himalayan mountains were created when India collided with this continent
What is Asia?
To figure out how much space is in a block, we multiply these three distances
What are length, width, and height?
Daily Double - A charged atom.
What is an ion?
Clouds are created during this process in the phase change diagram
What is condensation?
When trying to solve a problem we make an educated guess, also called a _______________.
What is hypothesis?
New ocean crust is created in the middle of the Atlantic ocean at this type of plate boundary
What is a divergent boundary?
Dense basalt rock makes up this type of crustal plate
What is an oceanic plate?
This particle is always found in the nucleus of an atom.
What is a proton?
The layer of the earth that has convection currents
What is the mantle - and more specific - asthenosphere?
Daily Double :
1. The tool used to measure volume is ____.
2. The tool used to measure mass is ____.
1. What is a graduated cylinder?
2. What is a triple beam balance?
The San Andrea fault in California is an example of this type of plate boundary
What is transform?
Less dense granite rock makes up this type of crustal plate.
What is a continental plate?
The atomic number of an atom
What is the number of protons in the nucleus?
North, South, East and West
What are cardinal directions?
1. Number of centimeters in a meter.
2. Number of meters in a kilometer.
1. What is a 100 cm?
2. What is 1000 m?
Daily Double:
1. Subduction occurs because these lithospheric plates are more dense than continental plates.
2. Subduction occurs at a deep ______ _______.
1. What are oceanic plates?
2. What are deep ocean trenches?
Shows the true shape of the continents.
What is a globe?
From the three main states of matter, name the one that has the highest kinetic energy.
What is a gas?
A measurement of gravitational force.
What is weight?