I see a bottle of salad dressing in my refrigerator. The oil has separated and risen to the top while the chunks of food have dropped to the bottom. This is what step of the scientific method?
What is OBSERVE
100
A one or two letter abbreviation of the element in the periodic table
What is SYMBOL
100
When you rub your hands together, mechanical energy is transferred to _____ energy.
What is HEAT
100
What two body systems work together to make a person move?
What is SKELETAL & MUSCULAR
100
The inner core of the earth is
What is SOLID IRON
200
A list of procedures telling one how to complete an experiment is what part of the scientific method?
What is EXPERIMENT
200
Is this piece of data qualitative or quantitative?
The temperature of the class dropped by 4 degrees Celsius.
What is QUANTITATIVE
200
When working with magnets,what would happen if the north end of one magnet was near the south end of a second magnet?
What is they would ATTRACT
200
What two structures do PLANT cells have that ANIMAL cells do not have?
What are CELL WALL & CHLOROPLASTS
200
Snakes and hawks BOTH eat rabbits. This is an example of ___
What is COMPETITION
300
What would make you catch a cold which is a virus?
playing in the rain
being coughed on
eating under-cooked food
What is BEING COUGHED ON
300
2 states of matter that are called FLUID because they can flow and change their shape.
What is LIQUID & GAS
300
When a fan is turned on, electrical energy changes to _____ energy.
What is MECHANICAL
300
Which organelle in a eukaryote cell holds the hereditary material (DNA) which enables the cell to reproduce?
What is NUCLEUS
300
In and energy pyramid, only about ____ % of the available energy withing a tropic level is transferred to the next higher level.
What is 10
400
There is an overpopulation of hawks, who eat rabbits and snakes. The rabbit and snake population will then decrease because of the overpopulation of predators. What will happen to the hawk population as the prey (rabbits & snakes) decreased?
What is DECREASE
400
a substance made up on only ONE kind of atom
What is ELEMENT
400
When you look at a BLUE blanket, what color(s) is reflected?
What is BLUE
400
What two parts of a prokaryotic cell help it move around?
What are FLAGELLA & PILUS
400
A boundary between two continental plates that move away from each other is called ___
What is DIVERGENT
500
If you are testing the effect of a red filter on a light and need a CONTROL, what would it be?
What is the SAME LIGHT WITH NO FILTER
500
A theory attempting to explain the moving of land masses
What is CONTINENTAL DRIFT
500
Why does a metal pot have plastic handles?
What is THEY ARE POOR CONDUCTORS OF ENERGY
500
List the ladder of life from the smallest living thing to an organism. (hint - there are 5)
What is CELL - TISSUE - ORGAN - SYSTEM - ORGANISM
500
The atmospheric layer that is closest to the earth is ___