Ecology
A consumer that eats only plants is called what?
Herbivore
What is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit?
212 Degrees
What is an advantage to hydropower OTHER than it is renewable?
Water is free, easy to store water, many purposes to a dam, many dams already existing
Organs that food passes through are called what?
Major Organs or the Digestive Tract
What year was Neil Armstong the first person to walk on the moon?
1969
All the living and non-living things in an environment are called what?
Ecosystem
What happens to air pressure as altitude increases?
Pressure decreases
What is a disadvantage to wind power?
Harmful to bats and birds, can be loud, ca effect views, construction is expensive
Which of the 6 key nutrients is made mostly of sugars?
Carbohydrates
What planet would make you weaigh more than you do on Earth? Mercury, Venus, Mars, Uranus, or Neptune
Neptune
An organism that makes its own food is called what?
Producer
What happens to molecules when they get cooled down?
They come together
What is it called when yeast is added to biomass to create ethanol?
Fermentation
Where does digestion start?
The Mouth
What do scientists believe is the largest animal that has been on Earth?
Blue Whale
How an organism survives: how it gets food, how it avoids danger, finds a mate, cares for it's young, and what it DOES for the ecosystem is called what?
Niche
The measure of water vapor in the air is called what?
Humidity
A solar home that uses special equipment to generate electricity is what kind of home?
Active Solar Home
What nutrients have calories?
Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins
What causes Earth to have different seasons?
The tilt of the Earth
The place on Earth that supports life is called what?
The Biosphere
A cloud that brings rain and is like a sheet across the sky is what kind of cloud?
Nimbostratus
Nuclear power plants get energy through what process?
Nuclear Fission
What are proteins that help digest other food?
Enzymes
How many time zones are there?
24
In a food web, what would happen if there were too many rabbits in an ecosystem?
The rabbits would eat too much of the grass, leaving not much for other animals. The other animals that rely on grass will have nothing to eat and may start to die off. Then things that rely on those animals would also run out of food.
Why does frost form on grass?
The air is saturated and moisture condensates on the grass. Then the temperature drops, causing frost.
Generators produce electricity using moving what?
Magnets
What is heartburn and what are the 2 possible causes of it?
Stomach acid goes up into the esophaugus. A weak Sphincter muscle and spicy food
Which State has the most nuclear power plants?
Illinois