Science Foundations
Space
Life Science
Physical Science
Earth Science
Chemical Reactions
Ecosystems
Teacher Trivia
100
What are the three part of a Scientific Argument?
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
100
How long in Earth's period of revolution (time it takes to go around the sun)
365.25 Days
100
What is the main difference between a plant and animal cell?
Plant cells have cell walls, animal cells have membranes
100
If and object is moving, what caused that to happen?
A force
100
What are the three types of rocks?
Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic
100
What are the two types of change that matter can go through? (Give an example of each)
Physical, Chemical
100
All living or once living things in a ecosystem are called:
Anything not living in an ecosystem is called:
Biotic, Abiotic
200
Qualitative and quantitative are both types of this...
Observation
200
A system of stars in space is called a...
Galaxy
200
This is where DNA is found in the cell, and controls what the cell does.
Nucleus
200
What are the two types of energy?
Kinetic and Potential
200
What are the three ways (in the correct order) that Earth's surface is shaped?
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
200
In a chemical reaction the starting material is called____ and the end material is called___
Reactants and products
200
Name the 4 types of organisms in an ecosystem
Producer, consumer, decomposer, scavenger
300
An educated guess based on observations is called...
Inference
300
How many moon phases are there? What is the third moon phase called?
8, First Quarter
300
What organelle (part of the cell) is used to convert sunlight to sugar? What is that process called?
Chloroplast, Photosynthesis
300
What force is applied when two object are in contact? What is the result of this force?
Friction, slow down
300
Draw the three different types of plate movements
300
Draw a picture of an atom with all of the parts labeled correctly
300
What is a limiting factor in an ecosystem, Give 3 examples
Food, water, space, disease, prey, predators
Anything that can limit a population's size
400
In order for the conclusion of a scientific experiment to be convincing, the researcher must report adequate evidence supporting or refuting the claim.
What are three different sources of reliable evidence?
Observations (Qual/Quant), data from experiments, research of other experiments
400
The planets in our solar system move around the sun. this is called what? What holds the planets in this movement?
Orbit, Gravity
400
What is the correct order that describes the level of organization of an organism?
atom, molecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
400
How do objects get energy?
It transfers, it cannot be created or destroyed
400
In what order does the water cycle occur?
400
Give examples of the following terms: atom, element, compound
400
In this food web, where does the leopard seal get its energy from?
Krill and fish
500
Mr. Lopez wants to see if his plants will grow better in different spots in his house, he puts one plant by the window, one in his living room, and one in the bathroom. He measures the plants height in a month.
What are the independent and dependent variables in his experiment?
IV: Placement of plants
DV: Height
500
What are the two types of eclipses? How are the different?
Solar Eclipse: Moon is directly between the sun and Earth
Lunar Eclipse: Earth is directly between the moon and the sun
500
How many human body systems are there? Name 4
9
Integumentary system, the musculoskeletal system, the respiratory system, the circulatory system, the digestive system, the excretory system, the nervous system, the endocrine system, and the reproductive system
500
Mr. Lopez and Mr. Direnfeld are in a tug of war. Draw a picture of the forces in this situation
500
Using the rules a relative dating, what is the correct order of events? (Youngest to Oldest)
F, E, D, C, B, A, H, G, I
500
What phase changes can water go through? (Name all of full points)
500
What would happen to an ecosystem if the primary consumers went extinct?
The producers would grow too much, then the primary consumers would die off, then the secondary consumers, then the tertiary consumers