Vocabulary 144-175

Question 1

photosynthesis

Answer 1

the chemical process by which plants use light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water to produce sugars

Question 2

physical change

Answer 2

a change of state in matter not creating a new substance

Question 3

planet

Answer 3

a large celestial body orbiting a star

Question 4

plate tectonics

Answer 4

the theory stating Earth’s crust is divided into plates and are the cause of seismic activity

Question 5

pollution

Answer 5

an alteration of an environment producing harmful effects to organisms

Question 6

population

Answer 6

a group of organisms living in the same area

Question 7

potential energy

Answer 7

a form of energy relating to an object’s position

Question 8

precision

Answer 8

the range of accuracy of a certain tool or measurement

Question 9

predator

Answer 9

an organism that hunts other organisms to consume and obtain its nutrients

Question 10

pressure

Answer 10

the force exerted per unit area

Question 11

prey

Answer 11

an organism that is hunted by a predator its feeding

Question 12

prism

Answer 12

a piece of glass that disperses white light into the full spectrum of color when it passes through

Question 13

producer

Answer 13

an organism in an ecosystem that is capable of producing its own nutrients, typically plants

Question 14

product

Answer 14

the result of a chemical reaction

Question 15

protein

Answer 15

a macromolecule made of amino acids forming the building blocks of tissues such as muscle

Question 16

protist

Answer 16

a unicellular organisms pertaining to the Protista family, such as many pathogens

Question 17

proton

Answer 17

a subatomic particle that has a positive charge, found in the nucleus of an atom

Question 18

pulley

Answer 18

a simple machine consisting of a rope and a wheel that makes it easier to move objects from one point to another, especially straight up

Question 19

Punnet Square

Answer 19

You cant spell Punnet without the PUN!!!

Question 20

radiation

Answer 20

the emission and transmission of energy in the form of waves, my homie G

Question 21

rate of reaction

Answer 21

the rate at which the reactants in a chemical reaction are consumed and products produced

Question 22

reactant

Answer 22

a substance involved in the start of a chemical reaction

Question 23

recessive

Answer 23

a type of allele that is often masked by a dominant allele for a particular trait

Question 24

reflection

Answer 24

the bouncing of light off a surface

Question 25

refraction

Answer 25

a change in direction of a wave or light as it enters new medium

Question 26

renewable resource

Answer 26

a resource easily replenished, especially faster than it is consumed

Question 27

resource

Answer 27

any substance on Earth that is usable

Question 28

rift valley

Answer 28

a valley landmark occurring at a divergent plate boundary, leaving vast depression in the landscape where new crust had been produced

Question 29

RNA

Answer 29

a nucleic acid that provides the information needed to synthesize proteins :3

Question 30

scientific method

Answer 30

the educated method, baby

Question 31

screw

Answer 31

a simple machine consisting of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder

Question 32

Second Law of Thermodynamics

Answer 32

a principle stating heat is awesome and flows from hotter bodies to colder ones