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Fields of Science!
Oceans
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Light and Sound
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100
The educated guess or question asked before you begin your experiment. This is usually stated as a cause and effect statement. ex. "If _________, then ________"
What is a hypothesis?
100
The amount of saltwater found in the ocean's waters.
What is salinity?
100
Describe the function of the nucleus.
What is the control center of a cell?
100
A wave that moves up and down at the same time it moves forward.
What is a transverse wave?
100
Name 2 types of clouds.
What is cumulous, cumulonimbus, cirrus, stratus?
200
Something that is deliberately changed in an experiment to see how it impacts the result.
What is the independent variable?
200
Name the three zones of the ocean and give one characteristic of each.
What is 1. Sunlight zone- warm, well-lit, plenty of organisms, less pressure, closest to surface 2. Twilight zone- middle zone, cooler deeper and less light than sunlight zone, more pressure than sunlight 3. Midnight zone- deepest, coldest, high pressure, least amount of organisms
200
Name 3 parts found in both animal and plant cells.
What is a nucleus, cell membrane, vacuoles, cytoplasm?
200
Describe the Visible Spectrum.
What is the light that humans can see? ROY G BIV
200
The Richter Scale is how scientists measure _______
What are earthquakes?
300
Name 3 of the steps in the scientific method.
What is 1. Ask a question 2. Research 3. Hypothesis 4. Conduct experiment 5. Record data 6. Conclusion 7. Ask new questions
300
Animals with a backbone are called: _________ Animals without a backbone are called: ___________ Give an example of each.
What are vertebrates (sea turtles) and invertebrates (jellyfish)
300
Complete the analogy: Backbone is to _________ as no backbone is to ___________.
What is a Vertebrate and invertebrate?
300
-Light passes through ________ materials very easily. -Some light passes through __________ materials. -No light passes through ___________ materials.
What is transparent, translucent, opaque?
300
Name that tool: -Measures wind speed ________ -Measures air pressure ________ -Measures air temperature _______
What is anemometer, barometer, and thermometer?
400
Name the metric units of measure for each: Mass= _______, __________ Length= ________, _________, _________ Volume= ________, ________
What is Mass= g, kg Length= cm, m, km Volume= mL, L
400
phytoplankton ---> small fish ---> _____?_____
What is a dolphin or whale?
400
I am a plant with a system to transport food and water to my cells. I grow strong and tall. How would you classify me?
What is a vascular plant?
400
Describe how sound travels in a solid, liquid, and gas.
What is Solid- fastest because molecules are very close together Liquid- molecules a little more spread apart, so sound can still travel fast Gas- very slow because molecules are farther apart.
400
The breaking down of rocks is called _________. The movement of sediments by wind, water, ice, and gravity is called __________.
What is weathering and erosion?
500
Name the 4 kingdoms scientists classify organisms and an example of each.
What is 1. Protists- algae/ single-celled organisms 2. Fungi- yeast, mushrooms, mildew 3. Animal- dog, cat, etc..... 4. Plant- flowers, trees, etc...
500
Name and describe five parts of the ocean floor.
What is 1. continental shelf- underwater edge of a continent 2. continental slope- steep slope that separates shelf from the deep ocean basin 3. continental rise- area at the bottom of the slope 4. abyssal plain- very wide flat section of the ocean floor 5. trench- deepest point in the ocean floor
500
Name two parts a plant cell has that an animal cell does not, then describe their function.
What is a cell wall (provides extra support), chloroplast (where photosynthesis occurs, contains green chlorophyll, converts sunlight into oxygen and sugar molecules)
500
Name and describe 3 parts of a light wave.
What is wavelength, crest, and trough?
500
Name and describe the 3 types of plate movements.
What is 1. Divergent plate boundaries: separate in opposite directions (could cause earthquakes, volcanoes, and mid-ocean ridges) 2. Convergent plate boundaries: moving towards each other. (could cause earthquakes, volcanoes, trenches, and mountains) 3. Transform plate boundaries: sliding or strike-slip boundaries (cause earthquakes)