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Newton's Laws
Earth, Sun, Moon
Solar System and Beyond
Waves and Light
Natural Selection
100

The tendency of an object to stay in its current state of motion is called

What is inertia?

100

The shape of earth's orbit around the sun

Elliptical

100

This force keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun

What is gravity?

100

A wave that propegates in the same direction of travel

Compressional Waves

100

The physical expression of a trait

Phenotype

200

What is the acceleration of an object that starts at 25m/s and, 5 seconds later, ends at 100 m/s

15 m/s/s

200

Starting at the New Moon, the fourth phase of the moon is called this

The full moon

200

The dividing line between the inner and outer planets

The asteroid belt

200

The distance from crest to crest on a wave

Wavelength

200

The slight trait differences in a species are called

Variations 

300
What is the formula for Newton's 2nd law.

F=MA

300

When the earth casts a shadow on the moon, it is called this

Lunar Eclipse

300

The outer planets are also called these due to their position and structure

What are the gas giants?

300

As wavelength decreases, what increases?

Frequency

300

A beneficial trait that helps a species survive and reproduce

adaptations

400

The 3rd law of motion states....

For every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction force

400


When the earth, sun, and moon are all aligned, what is the name of the tide?

Spring Tide
400

This phase of the star life cycle occurs when all of the Hydrogen has been fused into Helium

What is a red giant?

400

In order to see an object, light has to hit it and be ___________ from it to our eyes

Reflected

400

What happens to members of species that are best fit for their environment

They pass their beneficial genes/traits to their offspring at a higher rate

500

Two friends try and push a 50 kg crate from the same side to see how fast they can get it moving. Friend A pushes with 75 N of force and friend B pushes with 100N of force. Friction resists the motion with 25 N of force in the opposite direction. 

What is the acceleration

3 m/s/s

500

During the June Solstice in the southern hemisphere, which season is beginning?

Bonus: How is the sun hitting the earth during this time?

Winter


Least Direct Angle

500
How do we know that the universe is explanding
Doppler Shift changing the wavelengths of light coming to earth
500
To see the an object with the color red, what has happened?

The object absorbs the wavelengths of visible light that are not red.

500

What the main challenge that an individual organism has when born with hundreds of other offspring. 

Competition for resources. They best fit will eat!