Science Final Flashcards
What is Igneous made of?
Melting Cooling and Crystallization
What is Sedimentary made of?
Weathering, Transport, Deposition, Cementation, and Compaction
What is Metamorphic made of?
Heat and pressure
What is a Divergent boundary?
A Divergent boundary is land that moves away from each other
what is a Convergent boundary?
is where land moves towards each other
what is a Transform boundary?
land that moves against each other
what is the most basic cell form to the most complex?
cell, tissue, organs, organ systems, and organism
list 3 differences between plant and animal cells
Cell wall, Chloroplast, and lysosome
what does 6CO2 mean/represent?
Carbon Dioxide
what does 6H20 mean/represent?
Water
what does C6H20 mean/represent?
Glucose
what does O2 mean/represent?
Oxygen
what does 6CO2 + 6H20 + Sunlight equal?
C6H20 and O2
(glucose) (oxygen)
what is the Nucleus? And is it found in plant or animal cells or both?
The brain of the cell and found in both.
What is the Mitochondria? and is it in plant or animal cells or in both?
It is the powerhouse of the cell and located in both cells
What is a Vacuole? and is it located in the plant, animal cells, or both?
The vacuole stores food and water and is located in both cells
What is the Cell membrane? Is it located in the plant, animal cells, or both?
Transports materials in and out of the cell walls. and is also located in both cells
What is a Cell Wall? and is it found in plant or animal cells?
A Cell Wall is an organ that makes new proteins to make ribosomes. And is only found in plants.
What is Cytoplasm? and is found in animal cells or in plant cells?
cytoplasm is a Jelly fluid that fills the cell and is found in both.
How does the nervous system sense/resound to the stimulus?
The nervous system sends a message to the stimulus through the nervous tissue
what is the atmosphere?
Layers of gas that surround the planet
what is Biosphere?
All parts of life that exist on earth
what is an Earthquake?
A sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of rock underground
what is Geosphere?
solid parts of a planet
what is groundwater?
water is stored below the earth’s surface in soil and rock layers.
what is a Hydrosphere?
All of the water on, under, and above the earth.
what is lithosphere?
the part of Earth which is composed of rocks
what is an Ocean basin?
an indent on the ocean floor that ranges from a few feet to several miles in depth.
explain the plate tectonics theory
The theory is that Earth’s crust is made up of individual plates that gradually move in relation to each other.
explain the rock cycle
The process during which rocks are formed/changing, wear down and are formed again over long periods of time.
what are tectonic plates?
one of several huge pieces of the earth’s crust.
explain what a system is
a group of parts that work together to function or perform a task.
explain what a theory is
a set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena.
