Body Breakdown
Traits & Reproduction
Land & Sea
Energy
Outside
100
What structure controls what enters and leaves the cell?
Cell membrane
100
What is a population?
A group of the same species living in the same area.
100
What are the three main types of rocks?
Igneous, Sedimentary, & Metamorphic
100
What is thermal energy?
Heat energy
100
What is climate change?
Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, primarily driven by human activities like burning fossil fuels, which generate greenhouse gas emissions that trap heat and raise global temperatures.
200
What organelle is responsible for producing energy for the cell?
Mitochondria
200
What role do genes play in traits?
Genes determine which traits are inherited from the parents.
200
What processes shape a planet's surface over time?
Tectonism, volcanism, weathering, erosion, and impact cratering.
200
Heat from the sun is what type of heat transfer?
Radiation
200
What factors affect weather?
Temperature, atmospheric pressure, cloud formation, wind, humidity, rain, and the water cycle.
300
What is the main function of the digestive system?
Break down food into nutrients the body can use.
300
What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?
Asexual reproduction: the organism can create a new organism by itself (some plants or bacteria)
Sexual reproduction: requires a male and female to create a new individual
300
What causes ocean currents?
Primarily caused by global wind patterns, the Earth's spin (Coriolis effect), and differences in water density due to temperature and salinity.
300
What is the difference between kinetic and potential energy?
Kinetic is energy that is moving and potential energy is stored energy.
300
What type of wave is light?
Electromagnetic
400
Which system helps remove waste from the body?
Excretory System
400
Why is variation essential for species survival?
Without variation, one environmental change can wipe out the entire species.
Not able to adapt to extreme cold or a new virus.
400
What is created by divergent boundaries?
Mountains and mid-oceanic ridges.
400
What is the difference between evaporation and boiling?
Evaporation occurs at any temperature and only at the liquid's surface, while boiling happens at the boiling point and throughout the liquid.
400
Why does warm air rise and cool air sink?
Warm air rises due to its lower density from faster-moving and expanding molecules, making it more buoyant. While cooler air is more dense so it sinks.
500
Pictionary!
One group member can volunteer to pull the name of an organelle (assigned randomly) and silently draw out a picture to get their team to guess.
Points awarded based on team success.
500
If stripes are adaptive for camouflage in the group, what may happen to this spotted zebra? Why?
It is a non-adaptive trait so it may not survive in the wild.
500
What is the difference between convergent and divergent boundaries?
Divergent = plates moving away from each other
Convergent = plants moving towards each other
500
Why do darker surfaces heat up faster than lighter ones?
Darker surfaces absorb light.
500
What is the carbon cycle?
Give an example.
The carbon cycle is a continuous process by which carbon atoms transfer between different reservoirs on Earth, including the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms.