Science Glossary Unit Two

Question 1

Burn Scar

Answer 1

Land previously burned and damaged by a forest fire.

Question 2

Zombie Fire

Answer 2

Forest fires in the fall that burn underground during winter and resurface in the spring.

Question 3

Fuel

Answer 3

A mass of matter that is flammable and contains energy

Question 4

Energy

Answer 4

Flows through a system once, dissipates as heat.

Question 5

Matter

Answer 5

Cycles through ecosystems.

Question 6

Cellular Respiration

Answer 6

Process of converting energy and matter from fuel to usable energy and other products.

C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ → 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + 36 ATP energy

Stored in the bonds of sugar molecules, ATP energy is produced as a byproduct after the due process of cellular respiration.

Question 7

Anaerobic Respiration

Answer 7

Ability to break down energy without an oxidant.

1. Anaerobic Respiration yields way less energy than aerobic respiration.
2. Glucose → 2 ATP energy

Question 8

Carbon Sink

Answer 8

Large storage of carbon that keeps carbon out of the atmosphere

Question 9

Photosynthesis

Answer 9

Using light to create chemical energy.

The plants that photosynthesize support the whole system.

6CO₂ + 6H₂O → (energy) C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂
Photo meaning light (ie. photon, photography, etc), and synthesis meaning to create.

Question 10

Directional Hypothesis

Answer 10

A proposed explanation for the relationship between two variables in a phenomenon.

Question 11

Chemical Energy

Answer 11

Artificial energy made by the conversion of one molecule to another.

Light energy → Chemical energy

Question 12

Fire Suppression

Answer 12

A policy to a) extinguish fires, and b) preventing intentional arson/burns.

Prescribed burns often clear out dead underbrush. With fire suppression, the risk of carbon sinks becoming more detrimental and unmanageable when burned increases.

Question 13

Climate Change

Answer 13

A long term shift in temperature, precipitation and other weather patterns in any ecosystem

Question 14

Sphere

Answer 14

Denoting any collection of things with a similar characteristic

Bio: Living organisms | Litho/Geo: Mainly landmasses and rocks | Atmo: The sky (and more specifically the layers of gas) | Hydro: Any body of water

Question 15

Positive Feedback Loop

Answer 15

When the product of a reaction leads to an increase in that reaction.

Question 16

Carbon Cycle

Answer 16

The path in which carbon moves through the four spheres via different processes

carbon might not be found in the same structure, but the atoms are still there nonetheless

Question 17

Interest Holder

Answer 17

Some directly affected by an issue who has a valid opinion in the stakes of the issue

Question 18

Criteria

Answer 18

Requirements for a specific situation to be considered complete, or principles for upon something to be judged

Question 19

Constraints

Answer 19

Something that prevents the meeting of a request