Exp. Design
Type of graph you should use when something occurs over time.
Line Graph
What is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of Earth?
Water cycle
Which gas is rising due to fossil fuel burning?
Carbon dioxide
What type of organism makes its own food?
Producers/Autotrophs
What kind of growth shows a J-shaped curve as it is continuously increasing?
Exponential Growth
If...then...
What type of boundary causes earthquakes due to plates sliding past each other?
Transform
What is the trapping of heat in Earth’s atmosphere called?
Greenhouse effect
What is the term for non-living factors in an ecosystem?
Abiotic
What type of population growth occurs when resources are limited?
Logistic
Two things you need o include in a graph in order for it to be correct.
Title, label, units, proper type & spacing
What is the process where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another?
Subduction
What atmospheric layer contains the ozone layer?
Stratosphere
What is it called when two species benefit from each other?
Mutualism
What is the maximum number of organisms an environment can support?
Carrying Capacity
What 'normal' group does every experiment need to contain to compare against?
Control Group
What is the process of water vapor turning into liquid?
Condensation
What is the weather layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
All the deer, squirrels, and chipmunks that live in the forest are an example of a(n) __________________________.
Community
What are two ways that the increase in human population size is impacting the planet?
Deforestation, overfishing, pollution, climate change, etc
What variable always goes on the x-axis of a graph?
Indenpendent Variable
What drives the movement of the tectonic plates?
Convection Currents
List two effects of rising air temperatures on the planet.
Melting glaciers, sea level rise, increased extreme weather, coral bleaching, ocean acidification, etc.
What is the term for the variety of life on the planet?
Biodiversity
Slows it down