When Terri begins to write her name, she is showing which type of characteristic? learned or inherited?
What is learned
100
In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow?
What is from west to east
100
Which best describes a storm that forms over warm sections of the ocean?
What is a hurricane
100
A child rides a wagon down a hill, the wagon comes to a stop. What is most responsible for causing the wagon to stop.
What is friction acting on the wagon.
200
Describe a lake ecosystem?
What is CONTAINS FRESH WATER AND IS SURROUNDED BY LAND
200
Kristy and Alison are sisters, but they do not look alike. What could explain this?
What is They both inherited characteristics from each of their parents, but the characteristics are expressed in different ways.
200
Michael observes the air pressure daily. Over the last couple of days the air pressure has been dropping. What weather will Michael most likely observe as a result?
What is increasingly cloudy skies and possible storms
200
What impact does the Gulf Stream have on North Carolina’s coastal climate?
What is The warm water from the Gulf Stream current warms the land.
200
A litter of kittens have traits similar to both the mother and father cat. What is the best explanation for this situation?
What is the kitten inherited traits from their mother and father (genes)
300
Describe a characteristic of both lakes and estuaries?
What is THEY CONTAIN SALT WATER
300
One of John’s friends told him that he had eyes like his father’s eyes. Another friend told John that he had a nose like his mother’s nose. Why might John have these features?
What is John inherited his characteristics from both parents.
300
Describe temperature patterns in areas along the equator? Explain why the patterns are as such.
What is Temperatures along the equator are consistently warm all year long. They are warm b/c the equator is closest to the sun due to earth's tilt.
300
Which causes North Carolina to experience an increase in winter precipitation? A) El Nino b) La Nina C) trade winds D)
prevailing westerlies
What is A) El Nino (more precipitation)
300
Which of the body systems are these part of: esophagus, stomach, intestines.
What is digestive system
400
In a grassland ecosystem, lions prey on wildebeest. The population of wildebeest has declined steadily because of hunting. What will most likely happen to the lion population?
What is The lion population will decrease.
400
Joe and his family all have brown eyes, brown hair, and love chocolate. Which is an example of a learned characteristic?
What is their love of chocolate
400
Why do most storms move from the west coast of America to the east coast?
What is because of the JET STREAM
400
Why do hurricanes die out soon after hitting landfall?
What is Warm water no longer feeds them.
400
Eagles eat snakes. In a grassland ecosystem, the eagles population suddenly dropped. What will most likely be an effect on the snake population?
What is the snake population will increase (b/c there are no eagles to eat them)
500
When an animal dies in an ecosystem a mushroom will sometimes grow on the remains of the animal. Which best describes the role of the mushroom in the ecosystem?
What is DECOMPOSER
500
Mary’s mom, dad, and sister have brown eyes. Mary has hazel eyes, unlike the rest of her family. Who could Mary have gotten her eye color from?
What is her grandparents.
500
Which term best describes the type of wind which would most likely be present while playing on a sunny beach during the day?
What is SEA BREEZE (cooler air flow from the ocean to land)
At night a LAND BREEZE occurs...cooler land air flows over a warmer ocean.
500
What causes wind?
What is Unequal heating of the land causes air to flow from areas of higher pressure to areas of lower pressure.
500
What is the breeze that flows from land to sea in the evening called?
What is a LAND BREEZE
sea breeze is the cool breeze from sea to land during the day.