Stuff Mr. Swanson Says
This is the layer of the Earth where weather happens and where we humans live.
What is the Troposphere?
What are cells?
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
What is matter?
BREAKING: A wire has been charged with refusing to let current pass unless this "complete story" is in place.
What is a closed circuit?
Scientists say that in an experiment, you keep your hands off of these - keep them the same, no matter how tempted you are.
What are constants
Earth's tilt, or axis, is responsible for this repeating yearly pattern.
What are the seasons?
This process allows plants to make their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.
What is photosynthesis
This is the smallest unit of an element that retains its properties.
What is an atom
What is voltage?
This variable is the one you decide to change on purpose, proving you are in charge of your own experiment.
What is an independent variable (IV)?
This type of rock forms from cooling magma, or lava.
What is igneous rock?
A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment is called this.
What is an adaptation
A change that leads to a phase change, like freezing or melting.
What is a physical change
DEVELOPING: A toaster is accused of drawing to much of this, measured in amps.
What is current?
This variable responds to the independent variable - like someone who reacts every time you push their buttons
What is the dependent variable?
The apparent change in the direction of winds and currents due to Earth's rotation is due to this effect.
What is the Coriolis Effect
This type of reproduction results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent
What is asexual reproduction
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What is mitosis
The number of protons in an atom determines this property of an element
SPECIAL BULLETIN: A powerplant is accused of 'alternating' its 'current' story 60 times per second;
What alternating current (AC)?
This special level of the independent variable in an experiment gets no special treatment - making it chill and drama free.
This boundary between air masses often brings storms and rapid weather changes.
What is a front?
The idea that organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce more successfully is known as this scientific principal
What is natural selection?
When two or more substances are physically combined but not chemcially bonded, they form this. "My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard"
What is a mixture
NEWSFLASH: Investigators say a material that allows electrons to move freely is officially being called this
What is a conductor?
When data points don't match the pattern, detectives call them this - suspicious characters worth a second look. They might skew your mean and increase your range.
What are outliers