Term 1
What is the difference between an independent and dependent variable?
The independent variable is what you change in the experiment, the dependent variable is what changes based on the independent variable
What are the three types of plate boundaries and what movement do they produce?
Convergent (colliding), divergent (dividing/separating), and transform (sliding past one another)
How do temperature and pressure change as you go further into the Earth?
Temperature and pressure increase as you go further into the Earth
Name four organelles found in animal cells AND their function
Possible answers: cell membrane, nucleus, nucleolous, mitochondria, vacuole, ER, golgi, ribosome, cytoplasm...
What is Ms Newton's dream job?
Open a bakery
What part of the eye is responsible for focusing light that enters is?
The lens
Crust- outer layer, made of rock
Mantle- biggest layer, made of magma, convection happens here
Outer core- molten nickel and iron
Inner core- a very hot, solid ball of nickel and iron
What type of plate boundary causes the most earthquakes?
Convergent boundaries
What are the three types of heat transfer?
Conduction, convection, radiation
If Ms Newton could travel anywhere in the world, where would she visit?
Possible answers: Greece, Lebanon, Italy, or Spain
What are two ways light can behave when it hits an object?
Possible answers: light can reflect, transmit, absorb, or refract
What type of rock is created when magma cools?
Igneous rocks
What does the law of superposition state?
The law of superposition states that in strata of rock, the oldest layer is on the bottom and the youngest later is on the top
The faster particles are moving, the higher the temperature. The slower the particles are moving, the lower the temperature
What sports did Ms Newton play when she was in middle and high school? (must get ALL answers)
Soccer, tennis, & gymnastics
What about Otzi and the way he was preserved made scientists able to learn a lot about him?
Since Otzi was frozen, his remains were freeze dried and preserved and scientists could access his DNA to learn more about his life before he died.
What is the process that causes underwater mountain ranges to form?
Seafloor spreading
What is an igneous intrusion in rock and what is it's relative age?
An igneous intrusion is magma that has pushed it's way into pre-existing rock layers and hardens. It is always younger than the rock layers it cuts through.
What is the difference in how particles move in solids, liquids, and gases?
In solids, particles are vibrating in place and cannot move freely. In liquids particles can move freely past each other. In gases, particles are very spread out and can move freely.
What is the chemical formula for glucose, what organelle in the cell uses it, and why?
C6H12O6 = Glucose
The mitochondria uses glucose to make energy for the cell
What is it called when an object is twisted, altered, or misrepresented so it doesn't look how you would expect?
Distortion
This section of the Earth includes all of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
Lithosphere
What makes a good index fossil?
A good index fossil is 1) abundant, 2) lived for a short time, 3) easily recognizable, and 4) widely distributed (in many places)
What are the three components (parts) of the Cell Theory?
1. All living things are made of cells
2. Cells are the basic unit of life
3. All cells come from existing cells (because cells divide to create new cells)
What are the six sections of the science binder (in order from front to back)?
Table of contents, progress tracker, notice and wonder, word wall, models and worksheets, and references