Evolutionary History
What is the name of the type of scientist who studies fossils?
Paleontologist
Organisms that use the sun to make their own energy are called ___________
Producers
From space view, what percent of the moon is always lit by the sun?
50%
North pole and south pole
What is Ms. Martin' favorite branch of science? Earth, Space, Physical, or Life science?
Life Science- animals and plants, duh!
Refer to the evolutionary image. What term should replace the question mark?
Common Ancestor Population
.Name three abiotic factors in an ocean ecosystem.
sand, water, salt
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The moon _______s the Earth 1 every ______.
orbits, month
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When magnets start moving, the amount of ________ energy goes down and the amount of ______ energy goes up.
Potential energy, kinetic energy
What college did Ms. Martin go to?
University of Delaware
Finding identical or similar fossils in areas separated by long distances were some of the first clues that scientists used to reconstruct past plate movement from when the continents were all together to where they are now. What do scientists call the supercontinent called?
Pangea
According to this food web, name an organism that is an omnivore?
birds
Which moon phase is shown in the following image?
Gibbous
A child moves a magnet toy train towards another magnet toy train. Will the toy trains repel or attract and why?
They will repel because both sides are South- the same side.
What city is Ms. Martin from and who was her neighbor?
Philadelphia, Lil Uzi Vert
Suppose a certain species of speckled moth lives in a forest of white trees. Some of the moths are white in color, and some are black. The black moth population starts to decline and the white starts to increase over time. What is the process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change?
Natural Selection
Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs in the flowers and the eggs hatch. The larvae eat some of the seeds, and spread them around. Both species are benefited. This is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?
mutualism
Sometimes, the Sun, Earth and Moon are perfectly aligned. What eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow as shown in this image?
Lunar Eclipse
Look at the following image. What do the arrows represent that are around the magnets and what do they show?
magnetic field lines- they show the magnetic forces
What was the crazy thing that happened to Ms. Martin's cat Scout during the school day this year that made her cry and leave in the middle of a class!?
He jumped off her 5 story balcony and survived with no broken bones! Cats are crazy!
Who proposed the theory that states all the kinds of living things that exist today developed from earlier types, but just changed over time, and what is that theory called?
The Theory of Evolution- Charles Darwin
Beavers are ecosystem engineers. They have a specific job that they play in their community. Another example is a honey bee. Their job in their community is pollinating flowers. What is the role an organism plays in a community called?
Niche
We are approaching June 21st- a significant day for the earth and sun. What hemisphere (northern or southern) is tilting directly towards the sun and what is this day called?
It is the summer solstice. The Earth is tilted towards the sun in the northern hemisphere and it is the longest day of the year.
Explain what potential and kinetic energy are and give an example of something with potential energy transferring to kinetic energy.
Potential energy is stored energy and kinetic energy is energy in motion. An example can be shown with a bow and arrow- when you pull the arrow back against where it wants to go, energy is stored in the arrow. Once you release it and it goes soaring, potential energy transferred to kinetic energy.
Ms. Martin went to Baja, Mexico to study (and swim with!) a marine species in her graduate school class. What type of animal was it?
Whale shark!