Scientific Method
The factor in an experiment that is changed on purpose by the scientist to see if it has an effect
Independent Variable
What part of the plant absorbs the water and nutrients
The roots
The day-to-day state of the atmosphere for an area
Weather
The amount of salt dissolved in the water
Salinity
Rivers, Lakes, Bays, and Oceans are all examples of what?
Watersheds
The factor in an experiment that is measured to see if the independent variable had an effect
Dependent Variable
What are some plants characteristics that attract pollinators
Color of the plants and the smell of the plant
What are the four types of clouds?
Stratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, and cirrus
Wide, deep, and flat areas in the ocean floor ______
Area at the bottom of the continental slope made of piled up sediment ___________
A steep slope that separates the continental shelf from the ocean basin _____________
Gently sloping, underwater edge of a continent ______
Abyssal Plain
Continental Rise
Continental Slope
Continental Shelf
Which is NOT a river shed in Virginia
a. York River
b. James River
c. Nashua River
d. Potomac River
c. Nashua River
What two words does a hypothesis have to have in it to make it correct
IF and THEN
____________ have backbones
____________ do not have backbones
Vertebrates
Invertebrates
Name the four instruments we use to measure weather
Barometer, thermometer, rain gauge, and anemometer
List the gas planets
List the terrestrial planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Natural Resources VS Manmade Resources - what is the difference
Natural Resources: A material that comes from nature
Manmade Resources: A material that is made by humans
Mark and Lisa were investigating to see how long it took for ice cubes to melt in different containers. All the containers were placed in the same location and the ice cubes were the same size.
Name TWO constants in this experiment
Location and ice cube size
List one example of a decomposer, consumer, and producer
Decomposers: worm, bacteria, and mushroom
Consumers: owl, wolf, people, and dog
Producer: tree, berries, and grass
What degree is freezing point
32 degrees
Name the phases of the moon AND draw them on your board
New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbus, full moon, wanning crescent, last quarter, wanning gibbus
Which of these Virginia natural resource is a fuel sources?
Coal, chipped lumber, crushed limestone, or copper sheets
Coal
Which one is testable:
1. What planet is the most interesting
2. Do people read faster with larger font size
3. Why do people like music
2: Do people read faster with larger font size
What does the arrows represent in a food web?
They show which animal eats which
What are natural disasters? List three natural disasters.
Hurricane, tornado, earthquake, tsunami, volcano, etc
List all the planets from the closest to the sun to the farthest
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What does "we all live downstream mean"
Our water quality is dependent on what happens to the water upstream