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4th : Science Section Flashcards

1
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On which planet will you find the Great Red Spot?

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Jupiter

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Water behind a dam is an example of what kind of energy?

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Potential Energy

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The amount of space an object takes up is referred to it’s what?

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Volume

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Name the piece of equipment used to measure the volume of liquid in a lab?

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Graduated Cylinder

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A coiled spring would be an example of what kind of energy?

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Potential Energy

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6
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During plant reproduction the pollen grains collect where?

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The Stigma

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What is the third planet from the sun in our solar system?

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Earth

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What is the rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle?

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Lithosphere (LITH-UHS-FEAR)

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What is the name for the ditch which forms in soil due to water erosion?

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Gully

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In terms of what it eats, a sheep would be classified as what?

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Herbivore (HERB-UH-VOOR)

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Mass divided by Volume is an object’s what?

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Denisty

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What is a boundary between two tectonic (TECK-TAWN-ICK) plates where the plates are
moving away from each other?

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Divergent (DIE-VERGE-ENT)

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A fast car moving down the road is an example of what kind of energy?

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Kinetic Energy

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14
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During plant reproduction where does actual pllination take place?

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The Style

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What is the term for when one tectonic (TECK-TAWN-ICK) plate is drawn under another one?

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Subduction (SUB-DUCK-SHUN)

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16
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Which type of cell would have Lysomes?

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Animal Cells

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A fast car moving down the road is an example of what kind of energy?

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Kinetic Energy

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18
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What is the male reproductive part of a flower?

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Stamen (Pronounced STA- MEN)

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What are the two physical characteristics of matter?

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Mass and Volume

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20
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Why is California so prone to earthquakes?

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Because of the major faults in the area

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What is classified as a massive planet composed primarily of gases and ices?

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Giant Planets

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An organism which is attacked in some way by a parasite is know as a what?

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A Host

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Which layer of the Earth is composed of very hot metals in a liquid state?

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The Outer Core

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24
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What is the sixth planet from the sun in our solar system?

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Saturn

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In terms of what it eats, a goat would be classified as what?

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Herbivore (HERB-UH-VOOR)

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What is a boundary between two tectonic (TECK-TAWN-ICK) plates formed by a collison of
the plates?

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Convergent (CON-VERGE-ENT)

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27
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What can be defined as the atmospheric conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a period of time?

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Climate

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28
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Spiders are members of what animal family?

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Omnivores (pronounced OM-NUH-VOORS)

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What is defined as the process soil or rock is moved from one location to other?

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Erosion

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30
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What is the official name of the Red Planet?

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Mars

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What is defined as the state of the atmosphere at a given place and time in regards to heat,
dryness, wind and rain?

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Weather

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32
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Scientifically speaking an object’s mass is expressed in what units?

A

grams

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33
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In terms of what it eats, an eagle would be classified as what?

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Carnivore (CARN-UH-VOOR)

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34
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What is the energy possessed by a body by vitue of its movement?

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Kinetic Energy

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35
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What two metals can be found in the inner and outer core of the Earth?

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Nickel and Iron

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36
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What natural phenomenon is responsible for the Hawaiian Islands?

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Volcano Eruption

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37
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Stored energy in an object because of its position is know as what?

A

Potential Energy

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38
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What is the largest layer of the Earth?

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The Mantle

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39
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In terms of shape what is the difference in plant cells and animal cells?

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Plant Cells are rectangular Animal cells are round

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40
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What is another name for a Tsunami (Pronounced SOOO-NAHM-MEE)?

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A Tidal Wave

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41
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What is the unit measurement of density?

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grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm3)

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42
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What does the term terrestrial planet in essence mean?

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“Earth-Like”

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43
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What is a crack in the earth’s crust called?

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A fault

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44
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Which type of cell would have one large central vacuole? (Pronounced VACK -U- UL)

A

Plant Cells

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45
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What is Transpiration (pronounced TRANS-PER-RAY-SHUN)?

A

Plants releasing water into the air

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46
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What is the second closest planet to the sun?

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Venus

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47
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Water behind a dam is an example of what kind of energy?

A

Potential Energy

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48
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What does the term dilute (pronounced DY LUTE) mean?

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Make thinner or weaker

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What is the term used to describe an animal which eats only meat?

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Carnivore (CARN-UH-VOOR)

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50
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A basketball passing through a hoop is an example of what kind of energy?

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Kinetic Energy

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51
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What is the process by which rocks, soils and minerals are broken down due to contact with the
Earth’s atmosphere?

A

Weathering

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52
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In terms of what it eats, a dairy cow would be classified as what?

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Herbivore (HERB-UH-VOOR)

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53
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A large earthquake under the seafloor is like to cause what?

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A Tsunami (Pronounced SOOO-NAHM-MEE)

54
Q

What tectonic (TECK-TAWN-ICK) plate boundry is responsible for the Pacfic Ocean growing
wider?

A

Divergent (DIE-VERGE-ENT)

55
Q

A spring scale is used to measure what?

A

Weight

56
Q

For an electric crrent to happen there must be a what?

A

A circuit

57
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What is a boundary between two tectonic (TECK-TAWN-ICK) plates where the plates slide past
each other?

A

Transform

58
Q

What is the eighth planet from the sun in our solar system?

A

Neptune

59
Q

What type of organism must consume materials generated by other organisms in order to survive?

A

Consumer

60
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What is the term for the animal that is caught and eaten by another organism?

A

Prey

61
Q

What natural process causes the “Smoke” in the Smoky Mountains?

A

Transpiration (pronouned TRANS-PER-RAY-SHUN)

62
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Which type of cell would have cilia?

A

Animal Cells

63
Q

The process by which plants convert light energy into plant energy is called what?

A

Photosynthesis

64
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Where does most of the water in the atmosphere come from?

A

The ocean (about 95 percent)

65
Q

What is the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its movement?

A

Kinetic Energy

66
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In terms of an ecosystem what is a producer?

A

An organism which can produce its own food

67
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Which layer of the Earth is composed of very hot metals in a solid state?

A

The Inner Core

68
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What is the process by which pollen is transferred from the male parts of the plant to the female parts?

A

Pollenation (pronounced POL-UN-NAY-SHUN)

69
Q

What is the first step of the Water Cycle?

A

Evaporation

70
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What is an organism which lives in or on another organism and benefits at the hosts expense?

A

Parasite

71
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What are the structures in a plant cell which initiate photosynthesis?

A

Chloroplasts

72
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Fungi reproduce by the production of what?

A

Spores

73
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What are the two types of water found on land?

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Ground Water and Surface Water

74
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What is defined as the shaking of the Earth’s surface?

A

an Earthquake

75
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What is the plane which gives the view of all of the planets arranged in a straight line across the
sky?

A

The Ecliptic (Pronounced EEE-CLIP-TICK)

76
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What one-time planet is now classified as a dwarf planet?

A

Pluto

77
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What is defined as condensed water vapor that falls to Earth’s surface?

A

Precipitation

78
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The Venus Flytrap is a good example of what type of plant?

A

Carnivorous (Pronounced CAR-NIV-UR-US)

79
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What is the term for the measure of an earthquakes strength?

A

Magnitude

80
Q

What is the largest body in earth’s solar system?

A

The Sun

81
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What is the largest planet in earth’s solar system?

A

Jupiter

82
Q

Scientifically speaking an object’s volume is expressed in what units?

A

Cubic Centimeters (cm3)

83
Q

What is the female reproductive part of a flower?

A

Pistil (Pronounced STA- MEN)

84
Q

In terms of what it eats, a bear would be classified as what?

A

Omnivores (pronounced OM-NUH-VOORS)

85
Q

What is the most distingishing characteristic of the planet Saturn?

A

Its Rings

86
Q

What is the basic unit of all living things?

A

Cells

87
Q

Stored energy in an object because of its position is known as what?

A

Potential Energy

88
Q

What is a person who studies earthquakes?

A

Seismologist (Pronounced SIZE-MOLL-O-GIST)

89
Q

A basketball passing through a hoop is an example of what kind of energy?

A

Kinetic Energy

90
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What part of the plant becomes the fruit?

A

Ovary

91
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What is the term for the point on the surface directly above where an earthquake originates?

A

Epicenter

92
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What are the building blocks of all life?

A

Cells

93
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What part of the plant produces pollen?

A

Stamen (Pronounced STA- MEN)

94
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What is the fourth planet from the sun in our solar system?

A

Mars

95
Q

What force powers the water cycle?

A

Solar Energy

96
Q

Dropping a rock in a graduated cylinder containing water is a method of determining the rock’s what?

A

Volume

97
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What are the three main structures of a cell?

A

Membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm

98
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A clinometer (pronounced KLIN OM UH TER) is used to measure what?

A

Slope

99
Q

What is caused by the release of energy stored in the earth’s crust?

A

An Earthquake

100
Q

In terms of what it eats, a snake would be classified as what?

A

Carnivore (CARN-UH-VOOR)

101
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What is classified as a planet composed primarily of rocks and metals?

A

A terrestrial Planet

102
Q

In terms of electricty copper wire would be a good example of what?

A

A conductor

103
Q

What are the large, thin, rigid plates which move relative to one another on the outer surface if
the Earth?

A

Tectonic Plates (TECK-TAWN-ICK)

104
Q

What part of the United States is most prone to Tidal Waves or Tsunamis?

A

Hawaii

105
Q

In terms of what it eats, a wolf would be classified as what?

A

Carnivore (CARN-UH-VOOR)

106
Q

What tool is used to measure mass?

A

A balance

107
Q

What is the term for a water-bearing formation formed underground?

A

Aquifer (AH-QUH-FUR)

108
Q

The more tightly packed an objects molecules are, the more what an object would be?

A

Dense

109
Q

What is the fifth planet from the sun in our solar system?

A

Jupiter

110
Q

The fact that Florida is warmer than Tennessee can be attributed to differences in what?

A

Climate

111
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A coiled spring would be an example of what kind of energy?

A

Potential Energy

112
Q

What is the outer most layer of the Earth called?

A

The Crust

113
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A meteorologist is a person who studies what?

A

The weather

114
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After the moon what is the second-brightest natural object in the night sky?

A

Venus

115
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What type cell has a cell wall?

A

Plant Cell

116
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Where does the city of Memphis obtain its fresh water supply?

A

From large underground wells located in the area

117
Q

What is the closest planet to the sun?

A

Mercury

118
Q

What is the term for the animal that is catches and eats another animal?

A

Predator

119
Q

In terms of what it eats, a lion would be classified as what?

A

Carnivore (CARN-UH-VOOR)

120
Q

The amount of matter in an object is referred to it’s what?

A

Mass

121
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What is the smallest layer of the Earth?

A

The Crust

122
Q

How many days does it take for the moisture in the atmosphere to be replaced?

A

9 days (according to NASA)

123
Q

Which layer of the Earth is composed of very hot dense rock?

A

The Mantle

124
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What is the second largest plamet in earth’s solar system?

A

Saturn

125
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Animals, which eat exclusively plants, are classified as what?

A

Herbivores (HERB-UH-VOORS)

126
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What would be a formula to measure the volume of a rectangular prism?

A

Length x Width x Height

127
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What is the cell wall of a plant composed of?

A

Cellulose

128
Q

What is the seventh planet from the sun in our solar system?

A

Uranus

129
Q

What is the term for the material that is moved during the process of erosion?

A

Sediment

130
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What is the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic (TECK-TAWN-ICK) plates move?

A

The Asthenosphere (AS-THEN-UHS-FEAR)

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