Science 1
What is the part of the ocean floor that drops and is very steep?
Abyssal Plain
What do we call a sound wave?
Compression Wave
What is the only type of rock that could contain fossils?
Sedimentary
What do we call a substance only made from one type of atom? (For example: Oxygen)
Elements
Which two particles would we find inside of an atom?
Protons and Neutrons
What type of organism has to make its own food?
Producer
What type of variable in an experiment is the one that we change?
Independent Variable
When rock settles at the bottom of a mountain, is that weathering, erosion, or deposition?
Deposition
What do we call the mountain ranges we find underwater?
Mid-Ocean Ridge
What kind of circuit has 2 or more paths, so if one bulb goes out, the others stay on?
Parallel Circuits
What is the type of variable that we are measuring in an experiment?
Dependent Variable
Which type of rock is formed by heating and cooling?
Igneous Rock
What do we call a light wave?
Transverse or Electromagenetic
When mud and rock is being carried down a mountain, is that weathering, erosion, or deposition?
Erosion
Alexis wanted to see which type of fabric would hold the most weight. So she bought a piece of cotton, silk, and wool and added 1 pound weights until the fabric broke. What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
How much weight each fabric will hold.
Which particle in an atom has a positive charge?
Proton
What is the thickest layer of the Earth that is made of liquid magma?
Mantle
What type of boundaries cause trenches when they pull away from each other?
Divergent Boundaries
Alexis wanted to see which type of fabric would hold the most weight. So she bought a piece of cotton, silk, and wool and added 1 pound weights until the fabric broke. What is the independent variable in this experiment?
The type of fabric used.
Which types of clouds are low lying gray clouds that bring rain?
Stratus
Which part of the ocean floor is flat and wide?
Abyssal Plain
When rock is being broken away by rain pounding on the side of a mountain, is that weathering, erosion, or deposition?
Weathering
What does salinity mean? (For example, the salinity in the ocean can cause different currents.)
Amount of salt in water
What type of weather tool helps us determine air pressure?
Barometer
Substances created by two or more different atoms are called what? (For Example: Water is H2O)
Compound