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What is the density of a substance with a mass of 3 g and a volume of 9 mL?

.333 g/mL or 1/3 g/mL

100

Cyclical or not:  Seasons

Cyclical

100

What units and tools do we use to measure mass?

Grams, triple beam balance

100

Which sphere contains all of the planets liquid water?

Hydrosphere

100

What is the study of earth's materials like rocks and soils?

Geology

200

How many centimeters are in 32 decameters?

32,000 cm

200

Cyclical or not: weather

not

200

What base units and tools do we use to measure volume?

L/cubic units of length and ruler/graduated cyllinder

200

Which sphere contains of the earth's solid rock?

Lithosphere

200

What is the study of things in space beyond our atmosphere?

Astronomy

300

How many kilograms are in 125 g?

.125 kg

300

Cyclical or not: tides

cyclical

300

What base units and tools do we use to measure length/distance?

A ruler/meter stick, meters

300

Which sphere contains the envelope of air that surrounds the planet?

The atmosphere

300

What is the study of the atmosphere and its properties, especially as it pertains to weather

Meteorology

400

If glycerine has a density of 1.25 g/mL, and I have 5 g of glycerine in a beaker, what is the volume of glycerine in that beaker?  Include units!

4 mL

400

Define: cyclical change

a change that repeats itself in a predictable pattern or cycle.

400

What does the mass of an object describe?

The amount of matter and object takes up.

400

Which sphere contains the mantle, core, and other parts of Earth's interior

The geosphere.

400

What is the study of fossils and their ancient environments?

Paleontology

500

You measured the mass of a sample to be 10 g, but you had your finger on the pan of the balance.  The actual mass was 8g.  What is the percent error?

25%

500

What does the "rate of change" describe?

The rate at which something changes

500

how does the density of an 8 gram tin sinker compare to the density of a 10 gram tin sinker?

They are the same material, so the density is the same.

500

Give me one piece of evidence that the earth is round.

ships sinking below the horizon, differences in weight at the poles and the equator, seasons, images from space...

500

What are the two "non examples" we gave in class for the study of space?

meteorology, astrology