Physical
Environmental
Biology
Earth
Defintions
100

what happens if electricity passes through water ?

Water bubbles of oxygen and hydrogen gas water and rises to the surface of the water 

100

What aquatic ecosystems is not a type of wetland ?

Stream !!!

100

how many electrons does carbon has ?

6!!!

100

what are the three major types of rocks ?

Igneous 

Sedimentary 

Metamorphic 

100

A force that opposes the motion of objects that touch as they move past each other

Friction 

200

Describe the motion of particles in a gas !

Particles in a gas are in constant random motion 

200

a large ocean wave often created by a ocean floor earthquake is a 

A.avalanche

B.tornado 

C.tsunami

D.hurricane

Tsunami !!!

200

What is the role of the RNA in the production of proteins ?

RNA uses the instruction in DNA to direct the productions of proteins that help determine characteristic 

200

what are the three types of seafloors sediments ?

Terrigenous

Biogenous 

Hydrogenous 

200


Is any characteristic of a material that can be observed or measured without change

Physical properties

300

what are the three states of matter ?

Solid 

Gas 

Liquid 

300

during a temperature inversion why doesn't air at earth surface rises ?

Earth surface air is colder than air above it cold air has more density than warm air therefore cold air doesn't rise 

300

what is the function of mRNA ?

mRNA carries copies of the instructions for assemblying amino acids into proteins 

300

How are igneous rocks classified according to composition?

Texture and composition together are used to classify igneous rocks 

300

The energy an object has due to its motion

Kinetic energy  

400

How is a secondary color of light formed ? 

When two primary colors combine 

400

is water an element ? 

It has two elements so no ! 

400

what is halploid number in human gametes ?

23 !!!!!!!!!

400

what is the rock cycle ? 

The rock cycle is a model that describes the ways in which rocks transform from one type to another 

400


Is a combination of two or more atoms of the same type of different types joined by covalent bonds

Molecule

500

what is the visible part of a electromagnetic spectrum ?

The visible part spectrum is light that people can see 

500

why do the same biomes tend to occur at similar latitudes ?

Because places at similar latitudes tend to have similar climates 

500

what does the double helix structure of DNA resemble ?

A twisted latter 

500

what is a rock ? 

A rock is a solid mass of mineral or mineral like materials 

500

Is a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical or physical means

Element