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DESCRIBES MATTER THAT ALLOWS SOME LIGHT TO PASS THROUGH AND SCATTERS THE LIGHT
OPAQUE
TRANSLUCENT
TRANSPARENT
REFRACTION
2
Determines the genetic traits of the organism
EPA
NASA
CELLS
DNA
3
The gravitational force exerted on an object
weight
atmospheric mass
mass
work
4
What is a system where all living and nonliving things interact with each other?
Abitoic
Biotic
Biome
Ecosystem
5
KRYPTON IS IN GROUP 8A. THE ATOMIC NUMBER 36. ATOMIC MASS IS 84. HOW MANY VALENCE ELECTRONS?
84
8
36
48
6
On the pH scale
1 is a base
1 is an acid
7 is an acid
7 is a base
7
An arrangement of several overlapping food chains
Food Web
Ecosystem
Genes
Homeostasis
8
Segment of DNA, found on a a chromosome.
Gene
Heterozygous
Allele
Homeostasis
9
Factor in an experiment that the researcher measures
controlled variable
constant variable
independent variable
dependent variable
10
The lowest part of a wave
crest
wavelength
amplitude
trough
11
GROUPS OF CELLS THAT WORK TOGETHER TO DO A SPECIFIC JOB
ORGAN
SYMBIOSIS
ORGAN SYSTEM
TISSUE
12
Which allele determines the trait?
recessive
heterozygous
dominant
homozygous
13
HOW MANY ELECTRONS DOES THE ATOM IN THE PICTURE HAVE?
TWO
ONE
NONE
THREE
14
The smallest particle that is the building block of matter
cell
atom
DNA
electron
15
A GROUP OF THE SAME TYPE OF ORGANISM THAT CAN REPRODUCE
CLASS
FAMILY
SPECIES
ORDER
16
What organism can live in extreme conditions and is unicellular?
archae
eukaryote
fungi
protists
17
type of rock formed from cooling magma
igneous
Conglomerate
sedimentary
metamorphic
18
ONE ORBIT OF AN OBJECT IN SPACE AROUND ANOTHER OBJECT IN SPACE
REVOLUTION
SUBDUCTION
CONVECTION
ROTATION
19
Diagram that shows the flow of energy though an ecosystem.
Food Chain
Energy web
Energy chain
Food web
20
DESCRIBES MATTER THAT ALLOWS LIGHT TO PASS THROUGH IT EASILY
TRANSLUCENT
TRANSPARENT
OPAQUE
REFRACTION
21
Substance that produces hydroxide ions when dissolved in water
neutral
base
particles
acid
22
What is an apex predator?
the bottom predator in a food web
the predator located at the highest elevation
the tallest predator in the area
the top predator in a food web
23
When hours of daylight equal hours of darkness
Spring
Solstice
Neap
Equinox
24
Sodium has an atomic number of 11, an atomic mass of 23. How many neutrons does it have?
34
12
11
23
25
What does a wave transfer?
vibrational energy
matter
EM energy
energy
26
Largest classification of organisms above Kingdom
Domain
Species
Phylum
Genus
27
What is a celestial body similar to a planet?
moon
giant planet
dwarf planet
asteroid
28
Factor in an experiment that remains the same
independent variable
manipulated variable
constant variable
dependent variable
29
Sudden increase in brightness often found near sunspots.
Flare
Absolute magnitude
apparent magnitude
galaxy
30
CELL OR ORGANISM THAT HAS TWO DIFFERENT ALLELES FOR A TRAIT
GENEOTYPE
HETEROZYGOUS
HOMOZYGOUS
HOMEOSTASIS
31
What is absolute brightness?
the wide outermost layer of the sun
a measure of the actual luminosity of a star
the boundary between two layers
the orange red layer above the sky
32
Relationship in which one species is helped , the other is unaffected
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Symbiosis
33
When a solar system object passes between the sun and another object what does it cause?
A solar quake
An eclipse
equinox
solstice
34
What is the theory that organisms change over time called?
convection
evolution
convention
cycles
35
The sphere representing the solid part of the Earth
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
Cryrosphere
Biosphere
36
Layer of air surrounding the Earth
Greenhouse gas
Atmosphere
Ozonosphere
Corona
37
The place on a wave where the particles are far apart
reflection
refraction
rarefaction
compression
38
KRYPTON IS IN GROUP 8A. THE ATOMIC NUMBER 36. ATOMIC MASS IS 84. HOW MANY NEUTRONS?
48
8
36
84
39
Boundary between two plates that move away from each other
Convergent
Convection
Transform
Divergent
40
The number of protons in an atom of an element
nucleic mass
atomic mass
isotope number
atomic number
41
Sodium has an atomic number of 11, an atomic mass of 23. How many electrons does it have?
34
12
11
23
42
Theory stating all living things are made up of one or more cells
Colossal theory
Cellular composite
Cell theory
Coronal theory
43
Substance that increases reaction rate by lowering the activation energy of a reaction
catalyst
hydroxyl ions
carbohydrates
carboxyl ions
44
LAYER OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE, LYING JUST BELOW THE CRUST AND ABOVE THE INNER CORE
MANTLE
VOLCANIC PLATES
TECTONIC PLATES
GEOSPHERIC PLATES
45
What is an allele?
mutated chromosome
genes that determine a specific trait
reproduction involving one parent
long chromosomes
46
Factor in an experiment that the researcher changes
dependent variable
constant variable
independent variable
controlled variable
47
The orange red layer above the photosphere of a star
Chromosphere
Photosphere
Prominence
Corona
48
What is the brightness of a star as it appears from Earth?
absolute selection
apparent mutualism
Apparent magnitude
absolute magnitude
49
Made of DNA, located inside nucleus of a cell
Chromosomes
Golgi apparatus
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
50
What is it called when the hours of daylight is equal to the hours of darkness?
Eastern Standard Time
The equinox
The Spring Phase
The Solstice
51
CONDITION OR RESOURCE THAT KEEPS A POPULATION AT AT CERTAIN SIZE
LITHOSPHEREIC FACTORS
LIMITING FACTORS
BIOTIC FACTORS
ABIOTIC FACTORS
52
THE SPINNING OF A PLANET, MOON, SUN , OR OTHER OBJECT, AROUND ITS AXIS
ROTATION
CONVECTION
SUBDUCTION
REVOLUTION
53
a possible explanation for an observation that can be tested
law
theory
hypothesis
variable
54
LOWEST LAYER OF EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE IN WHICH WEATHER OCCURS
MESOSPHERE
TROPOSHERE
THERMOSPHERE
IONOSPHERE
55
An organism that has a cell wall, no chlorophyll, Reproduces by spores or budding
Symbiosis
Plant
Fungi
Arachnids
56
A CELL OR ORGANISM THAT HAS IDENTICAL ALLELES FOR A TRAIT
GENEOTYPE
HETEROZYGOUS
HOMEOSTASIS
HOMOZYGOUS
57
an occurrence in which the Moon moves into Earth's shadow
lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
lunar equinox
lunar solstice
58
When an object passes between the Sun and another object
Eclipse
Spring Phase
Neap Phase
Solstice
59
Classification which contains Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia
Order
Genus
Eukarya
Archea
60
Intense tropical storm with winds above 74 mph or 119 km/h
occluded
stationary
tornado
hurricane
61
PROCESS BY WHICH ROCKS AND OTHER SURFACES ARE BROKEN DOWN
DEPOSITION
WEATHERING
CLIMATE
EROSION
62
Winds that blow steadily in the same direction for thousands of kilometers
Jet stream
Sea breeze
Global Winds
Land breeze
63
Reproduction involving one parent organism
asexual reproduction
sexual reproduction
fusion
fission
64
NARROW BAND OF HIGH SPEED WIND HIGH IN THE ATMOSPHERE MOVING WEST TO EAST
TRADE WINDS
JET STREAM
GLOBAL WINDS
GULF STREAM
65
Imaginary line around which the Earth rotates
Equator
Latitude
Longitude
Axis
66
Sodium has an atomic number of 11, an atomic mass of 23. How many protons does it have?
11
23
34
12
67
HOW ARE THE ELEMENTS ARRANGED ON THE PERIODIC TABLE?
ALPHABETICAL
ATOMIC NUMBER
ATOMIC MASS
YEAR DISCOVERED
68
What is the speed of light?
300,000 mi/h
500,000 km/s
93,000,000 km/s
300,000 km/s
69
The Milky way is one of these
Star
Elliptical Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
Nebula
70
Weather pattern over many years
Climate
monsoon
Weather
continental tropical
71
CELL DIVISION THAT PRODUCES SEX CELLS
MITOSIS
MUTULAISM
MEIOSIS
OSMOSIS
72
THE SYSTEM CONTAINING ALL OF EARTH'S WATER
CRYOSPHERE
BIOSPHERE
BIOSPHERE
HYDROSPHERE
73
Obtains nutrients from producers
Heterozygous
Homozygous
Producer
Consumer
74
Mass per unit of volume is known as
density
deposition
clastic
concentration
75
Maximum distance the particles in a wave move from rest
amplitude
frequency
crest
trough
76
The change in pitch of a moving object
reflection
Doppler
refraction
rarefaction
77
The boundary between two plates that move toward each other
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
Convection
78
KRYPTON IS IN GROUP 8A. THE ATOMIC NUMBER 36. ATOMIC MASS IS 84. HOW MANY PROTONS?
8
48
36
84
79
Process in which rocks and soil are moved from one place to another
Chemical
Deposition
Erosion
Weathering
80
All the nonliving and living interactions with other in an environment
Solstice
Biotic
Ecosystem
Eukaryote
81
What is the process called when the female egg unites with the male sperm?
fertilization
genotype
alleotype
phenotype
82
Outermost layer of a stars atmosphere
Corona
Chromosphere
Photosphere
Stratosphere
83
A set of genes carried by an organism
Allele
RNA
DNA
Geneotype
84
KEEPING A CONDITION CONSTANT INSIDE THE BODY
HOMEOSTASIS
GENEOTYPE
HETEROZYGOUS
HOMOZYGOUS
85
What is the process by which rock, soil and weathered earth is moved from place to place?
deposition
weathering
erosion
construction
86
KRYPTON IS IN GROUP 8A. THE ATOMIC NUMBER 36. ATOMIC MASS IS 84. HOW MANY ELECTRONS?
8
84
48
36
87
ONE OF THE PIECES OF EARTH'S ROCKY CRUST THAT RESTS ON TOP OF THE MANTLE
GEOSPHERIC PLATES
LITHOPSHEREIC PLATES
VOLCANIC PLATES
MAGNETIC PLATES
88
The organelle that makes plants green
chlorophyll
chloroplast
chromosome
collegen
89
In a pair of alleles, what determines the trait
Organelle
Recessive
Homozygous
Dominant
90
type of rock formed from changes caused by heat and pressure
metamorphic
Conglomerate
igneous
sedimentary
91
What domain contains Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia?
mammalian
eureka
eukarya
archean
92
Distance from the Earth to Sun
Light year
Astronomical unit
Solar year
Keiper Unit
93
What is an organism whose cells contain a nucleus surrounded by a membrane?
fungi
eukaryote
basaltic
Chloroplastic
94
Celestial body similar to a planet (Pluto)
Neutron
Dwarf planet
Asteroid
Comet
95
What is the imaginary line around the earth called?
Prime meridian
The equator
Ley Lines
The Periodic Line
96
Imaginary line around the middle of the Earth
Tilt
Prime Meridian
Equator
Axis
97
type of rock formed from layers of sediment
metamorphic
sedimentary
igneous
Conglomerate
98
DISTANCE LIGHT TRAVELS IN ONE YEAR
93 MILLION MILES
300,OOO KM
5.8 TRILLION MILES
1 AU
99
A GOLD BAR HAS A DENSITY OF 19.3 g/cm
3
THE BAR IS CUT IN HALF. EACH HALF NOW HAS A DENSITY OF?
19.3 g/cm3
9.65 g/cm3
6.43 g/cm3
38.6 g/cm3
100
Organism that breaks down dead organisms
Mitochondria
Consumer
Decomposer
Producer