Why do we have a common system for naming and classifying animals?
So scientists can communicate about experiments and theories about organisms.
100
What can’t be found in our solar system;
Models
100
Alex is pushing a heavy box forward in which direction should an additional force be applied in order to make his job easier?
in the direction he is pushing
100
The grains of rice moving up and down in a pot of boiling water are an example of _______________.
Convection
100
Which action in a science lab transforms electrical energy to heat energy;
using a hot plate to boil a beaker of water
200
Energy being transferred from a fire to warm a person is known as ______________________?
Radiation
200
Your house is 150 meters from the bus stop, and 350 meters from the store. If you are at the bus stop and you decide to walk to the store, how far would you have to walk? Do the math.
200
200
If you are using a single pulley to lift a heavy bucket, in which direction would you excerpt force? In other words, in which direction would you have to pull the rope to lift the bucket?
Pull down on the rope
200
Which of these uses the greatest amount of energy:
cooling a school building for the month of August
200
Which shopping cart requires more force to push;
A full one
300
A large rocky object that measures 50 miles across is observed in space? It is most likely an_____.
Asteroid
300
Artificial satellites are man- made objects that orbit the Earth. What are satellites are best used for?
warning people that a storm might come
300
Which of the following is an example of energy transforming from chemical energy to heat energy;
burning a candle
300
What are the names of the three domains?
Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
300
How does the Earth’s inner core differ from the Earth’s outer core?
the inner core is solid and the outer core is liquid
400
Which of the following represents the greatest amount of potential energy:
a screen door spring fully stretched
400
Which group is the broadest group in the modern classification system;
Domain
400
You are riding on a roller coaster; at what point do you have the most kinetic energy?
at the lowest point
400
An example of two tectonic plates colliding is:
pushing two pieces of paper together
400
A cup of steaming hot chocolate is put on the table in a room. The BEST example of energy in this situation would be the:
the heat produced by the hot chocolate
500
A cart carrying a brick is pulled up an inclined plane. At what point does the cart have the greatest amount of potential energy?
top of the inclined plane
500
Which of the following describes the difference between an asteroid and meteoroid:
-meteoroids are generally smaller than asteroids
500
What occurs when tectonic plates shift and energy is released;
Earthquakes
500
An organism that can make its own food and is composed of many cells that each contains a nucleus belongs to which kingdom?
Plante
500
Which domain is unique because all of the members have cells that contain a nucleus;