Chemistry
Tiny but mighty; name the three common subatomic particles and their charges.
What are PROTONS (+), NEUTRONS, and ELECTRONS (-)?
Just like a con artist, they make up everything; the basic unit of life.
What are CELLS?
An area where two tectonic chunks of Earth's surface meet.
What is a PLATE BOUNDARY?
Only 3 percent of Earth's water is freshwater, and 70% of that fraction is stored in these natural features.
What are GLACIERS?
This unit term describes 6.022*10^23 atoms.
What is a MOLE?
Number of bones in the human body.
What is 206 BONES?
What are METAMORPHIC, IGNEOUS, and SEDIMENTARY rocks?
Use of synthetic pesticides rose in the U.S. in the mid-20th-century. This author wrote a controversial and influential book detailing the risks of pesticide use and launched modern environmentalism.
Who is RACHEL CARSON, author of Silent Spring (1962)?
This 14-point scale measures the concentration of free hydrogen in a water-based solution.
What is the PH SCALE?
This trophic level is responsible for reabsorbing nutrients back into the food chain by facilitating decay.
What are DETRITIVORES or DECOMPOSERS?
This common metal is the most abundant in Earth's crust, making up about 8% of it.
What is ALUMINUM?
Species in this category have massive ecological impacts that far outweigh their population size.
What are KEYSTONE SPECIES?
This element is the seventh one on the periodic table. It also makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere.
What is NITROGEN?
What is a PHYLUM?
These two precious gems are actually the same mineral; one form is imbued with traces of iron, while the other contains titanium and chromium.
What are RUBIES and SAPPHIRES?
This act, passed in 1973, facilitates the conservation and recovery of listed species. It was recently gutted earlier this year.
What is THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT?
Under the right conditions, it is possible for a solid to transform directly into a gas. This state change is called...
These external organelles assist in movement in eukaryotic cells.
What are CILIA?
This is the most earthquake-prone state in the U.S.
What is ALASKA?
This species of wild bird's migratory pattern has been disrupted by interbreeding with domesticated variants of the same species.
What are CANADIAN GEESE?