Science Final

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How do you measure air pressure?

Barometer

What is mostly seen on an american thermometer?

Fahrenheit

What is the boundry line where cold air mass meets hot air mass?

Front

What is Inertia?

Newtons first law of Motion or the tendency of an object to remain still

What is Newtons second law of motion?

Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object). F=MxA

What is newton first law of motion?

An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

Why is an apple red?

Ana apple is red because it absorbs all of the colors except for red

What is a carnivore?

Animals that only eat meat

What is potential energy?

Energy at rest in a position that it can move and do work

What keeps the water cycle going?

Evaporation because if it were for evaporation there would be no water or no clouds

What is newtons third law?

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

What is the strongest base?

Number 14 on the PH scale

What is the strongest acid?

Number 1: stomach

What is the weakest acid?

Number 6

What is the weakest base?

Number 8 n the PH scale

Where does rain come from?

Oceans, Lakes, seas, rivers

Where do volcanoes Form?

On fault lines (in-between tectonic plates)

What is Matter?

Something that has mass and takes up space

Where would you find the outer core?

Stepping out of the core

Where would find the Mantle?

Stepping out of the outer core

New Moon

This is what a a new moon looks like (basically nothing) (Hint: the black part colored on the test is the part you cannot see)

Crescent Moon

This is what a crescent moon looks like (Hint: on The test the black part colored in is the part you can't see)

Full moon

This is what a full moon looks like (Hint: on the test the black part is the part that you can't see)

What changes in space?

your weight

What is a force?

A push or a pull that can make an object change shape

Where would you find the Core On earth?

Innermost layer

How does a tree get most of its water?

The trees roots soak it up from the soil

Gibbous Moon

This is what a gibbous moon looks like (Hint: on the test the black part colored you can't see!)

Quarter (half) moon

This is what a quarter moon looks like (Hint: On the the test the part that is colored in black is the part you can't see!)

Where do you write what you saw happened in an experiment using the scientific method?

Under the observation

When we see less of the moon each night what is the moon doing?

Waning

What does adaptation mean?

When any structure (body part)for behavior helps an organism survive by getting used to it

How long does it take for the earth to rotate?

24 hours

How fast can light travel in one second?

300000 KM

What is a constellation?

A group of stars put together to make a shape

What is a good model for the inside of the earth?

A hard boiled egg

What is a mineral?

A non- living naturally occurring solid object that forms as a crystal.

A giraffe keeps digging to get water with his toes and soon his toes become long, what is this an example of?

Adaptation

What is ecosystem?

All the living and non-living things that interact with each other in an area

What is a Herbivore?

An animal that only eats plants

What is a cleaning product? A bass or an acid.

Bass

What does Transparent mean?

Can completely see though it

What does translucent mean?

Can see through something but blurry

What does Opaque mean?

Cannot see through it at all

What does a plant need to grow?

Carbon-dioxide, sunlight, and water

What is the layer of the sun you can only see during an eclipse?

Carona

What are three things soil may be made of?

Dead plants and animals, broken rocks, and minerals

Why is space freezing and the earth is not?

Earth has an atmosphere and space does not and the atmosphere holds in the heat

What is the layer of gas that surrounds earth?

Earths Atmosphere

What causes Day and Night?

Earths rotation

Where would you look to see the sunrise and the sunset?

East for sunrise west for sunset

If you dig deep in the earth what would you find?

Heat

What is luster?

How shiny something is

What is cleavage?

How smooth the mineral is

Where do you write your educated guess using the scientific method or what is an educated guess?

Hypothesis

What is an example of Newtons 1st law?

If there is a block sitting on a table it will not move by itself it needs to have force be put on it

Why is planet most likely higher in temperature?

It is closer to the sun

What happens when you add baking soda to vinegar?

It starts to fizz

What is a minerals hardness?

Its resistance to being scratched

What unit of measurement do you use to measure wind speed?

Knots

How are light waves different from sound waves?

Light waves can travel through space and sound waves can't

What two factor determine how much gravitational pull an object has?

Mass and distance

What is weight?

Measure of force of gravity on an object. can change if you leave earth

What is the life cycle of a star?

Nebula:Protostar:main sequence:reacts with heat and light to form the largest star: huge violent explosion to cause supernova:Neutron Star

What is one product of photosynthesis?

Plants adding oxygen to the air

What can produce its own light?

Sun and stars

What is the name of our galaxy?

The Milkyway

What is streak?

The powder that is left over after you scrape it on a hard surface

Why do we see one side of the moon?

The reason we see one side of the moon is because the moons rotation is equal to its revolution time

What is the scientific method?

The steps of performing an experiment

What keeps the earth in its orbit?

The suns gravity

What causes seasons?

The tilt of the earths axis

What do arrows on a food web represent?

The transfer of energy

Where would you find the Crust

The very outer layer stepping out from the Mantle

How Do you measure Temperature?

Thermometer

Where would you write the supplies you used in an experiment using the scientific method?

Under the section Materials used

Whats on the PH scale, number 7?

Water and it is neutral

When we see more of the moon each night what is the moon doing?

Waxing

What does the BTB test show?

Weather or not there is an acid in a substance

What is the scratch test?

What you use to determine how hard something is (scratch with fingernail penny and medal)

What is an example of Newtons second law?

When you are able to knock someone down bigger than you if you push hard enough and exert enough force

What is an example of Newtons third law?

When you are swimming and you put your arms forward and then pull back

If you pass by a shark while swimming under water who is the prey and who is the predator?

You are the prey to the shark and the shark is the predator

What is an omnivore?

animals that eat plants and other animals(organisms)

What is mass?

how much matter something has and can never change

How do you measure Humidity?

hygrometer

What does the iodine test show?

weather or not there is starch in a substance

What is an example of potential energy?

you are on a sleigh at the top of a hill waiting to go down you have this energy


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