Environmental Science
the type of organism that can make energy storage molecules
what is a producer?
A push or a pull
what is a force?
a group of atoms
what is a molecule?
the layer of Earth that includes tectonic plates
what is the outer layer/crust?
the chemical formula for carbon dioxide
what is CO2?
the relationship between two consumer populations that eat the same resource population
what is competition?
the type of energy that increases as an object moves faster
what is kinetic energy?
the starting substances before a chemical reaction
the type of boundary where plates move towards each other
what is a convergent boundary?
the color of an object that reflects all visible light
what is white?
grass —> mice —> snake —> hawk
the snake's resource population in this ecosystem
what are mice?
the way that potential energy in repelling magnets increases
what are magnets held closer together?
during condensation, a substance changes from ___ to ___
what is gas to liquid?
what are sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks?
two examples of a greenhouse gas
what are carbon dioxide/methane/nitrous oxide/water vapor/ozone?
burning ______ releases carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
what is a fossil fuel?
a generator converts ____ energy into ____ energy
what is kinetic and electrical?
methane + oxygen --> carbon dioxide and water
the mass of the products when 20 grams of methane react with 13 grams of oxygen
what is 33 grams?
a _____ forms at a divergent boundary, and a ______ forms at a convergent boundary
what is a mid-ocean ridge and trench?
the number of hydrogen atoms in 4NH4
what is 16?
list the inputs and outputs of photosynthesis
carbon dioxide + water + sunlight --> glucose + oxygen
the net force acting on an object that is pushed east with 15 Newtons and pulled east with 13 Newtons
what is 28 Newtons?
the law that states that matter cannot be created or destroyed
what is the law of conservation of matter?
the process that moves sedimentary rock from Earth's surface to the mantle
what is subduction?
the three types of waves that have a higher frequency than visible light
what are ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma waves?