Formulas
Units/Tools
Physical Science
Earth Science
Life Science
100
Distance/Time
What is SPEED
100
meters (m)
What is DISTANCE
100
A tool that measures air pressure
What is a BAROMETER
100
Hard, molten rock
What is an IGNEOUS ROCK
100
Land areas that remain wet for all or part of the year
What is a WETLAND?
200
Displacement/Time
What is VELOCITY
200
Joules (J) or N x m (Newton x meter)
What is WORK
200
A type of energy when an object remains still. The higher the height, this energy increases
What is POTENTIAL ENERGY
200
How often a full moon phase occurs
What is ONCE A MONTH
200
The number of individuals an ecosystem can support
What is a CARRYING CAPACITY?
300
Rise/Run or Y2-Y1/X2-X1
What is SLOPE
300
meter/second (m/s)
What is VELOCITY
300
comprised of two elements that are chemically combined
What is a CHEMICAL COMPOUND
300
Rocks, sand, air, water, sunlight are all examples of
What is an ABIOTIC FACTOR
300
Air, Soil, Water, Biomass are all what type of resource
What is a RENEWABLE RESOURCE?
400
mass x velocity
What is MOMENTUM
400
m/s^2
What is ACCELERATION
400
CO2--> O2 + C
What is a DECOMPOSITION REACTION?
400
A biome made up of trees that lose their leaves in the fall
What is a TEMPERATURE DECIDUOUS FOREST
400
In dry land, overuse of land, including over planting and overgrazing is called
What is DESERTIFICATION?
500
PE = mgh = weight x height
What is POTENTIAL ENERGY
500
measures volume
What is a GRADUATED CYLINDER or BEAKER
500
Construct an experiment and identify the IV, DV, control group, constants, and write a hypothesis.
Answer varies
500
Orchids are attached to the high branches of trees. Orchids get the nutrients they need from dust and leaves that fall on their branches. The tree is unaffected. This is an example of what?
What is COMMENSALISM?
500
Takes place after an ecosystem is completely destroyed, including any existing soil
What is PRIMARY SUCCESSION?