Ecosystems
Name the process that plants undergo for energy when sunlight is out
Photosynthesis
Describe the alignment of the solar eclipse:
From the Earth's point of view, the Moon covers up the Sun
Name four factors in the water cycle:
Runoff
Groundwater
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiration
What's in the nucleus of an atom?
protons and neutrons
List three types of heat transfer:
radiation
conduction
convection
What's the name of a stabilizing species that helps hold an ecosystem together:
keystone
What's the most abundant element in the universe?
Hydrogen from Stars
Oxygen from Atmospheres
Carbon from Space Rock
Hydrogen from Stars
Name four factors in the biogeochemical pathways of Earth
water
nitrogen
phosphorous
carbon
What's the chemical formula for water vapor?
H20
What natural resource accounts for 89% of WV's net electricity production?
Coal
Explain an example of mutualism:
Any species relationship where both species benefit in some way or another
How far is the Earth from the Sun in astronomical units?
1
What's the evaporation of water from the stomata of leaves called?
transpiration
What surrounds the nucleus of atoms and pairs with similar things in other elements?
electrons
List four fossil fuel energy sources
coal
oil
natural gas
petroleum
nuclear
What's the percentage of energy that is lost as heat as consumers eat more food in a food web?
What surrounds the planet Neptune on the edges of our solar system?
The Kuiper Belt (Pluto)
The Oort Cloud (many asteroids and space rock)
What type of pressure does a strong Hurricane have?
extremely low air pressure
What charge do protons carry and what charge do electrons carry?
Proton +
Electron -
Pick a biome and describe how a renewable energy source could be used
In tundra biomes, geyser springs could have energy harnessed from hot temperatures and pressure underneath the Earth's surface (geothermal)
What element do decomposers mostly break down?
If an object is small and far away from another object in space, will it have a lot or a little gravitational pull on that object?
A little gravitational pull
Where do most tornadoes occur?
Tornado Alley in the plains of the middle of America
What's the splitting of nuclear atoms called that can result in energy production?
Fission
Name five types of renewable energy:
Solar
Wind
Water
Biomass
Geothermal