Evolution
When a species can't survive and reproduce and dies
What does it mean for a species to go extinct?
Wind Energy
What energy source uses wind
Ph
A unit of measurement used to determine the acidity of a liquid, usually water
A Fossil
What is the word for the remains of an organism from the past?
Photic zone
What is another name for the Open Ocean?
A structure that once served a purpose but no longer does and no
What is a vestigial structure and can organisms use it?
Renewable
What is a resource that is created faster than it is depleted
Water tension
What is the cohesive attraction that exists between water molecules?
Fossil Record
What is the list of every known fossil called?
Carbon Dioxide
What is the name of the gas that the ocean majorly absorbs?
Charles Darwin and Natural Selection
Who was the scientist who revolutionized evolution theory and what theory did he create?
Radiation poisoning
What is the major negative with Nuclear energy?
Heat of vaporization
What is the temperature at which a liquid evaporates?
Law Of Superposition
What is a law that uses nearby objects to approximate the age of rock masses or fossils
Chemosynthesis
What is the opposite of Photosynthesis?
What is a phenotype and can humans see them?
A physical attribute of an organism passed down by parents and yes
Wind, solar, geothermal, biofuel, hydro
What were the examples of renewable energy that we learned about
Non-point pollution
What is pollution from multiple, non traceable sources called?
Cast Fossil
Which fossil is created by the imprint of an organism that is filled with sand or sediments that harden ?
Cold Seeps and Hydrothermal Vents
What are the two kinds of fissures in the ocean?
Mesozoic Era
What was the second most recent era ?
Hydroelectric and Geothermal
Which energy sources besides wind uses turbines to produce energy?
It’ll be rendered undrinkable
What occurs when water fails the water quality test?
Igneous by lava, Sedimentary by compacted minerals, Metamorphic from pressure and heat changes
What are the three types of rocks and how are they created?
The circular movements of wind and water due to the curved surface of earth and rotation. Surface currents.
What is the coriolis effect and what currents are it responsible for?