SC 8th Grade Science Review

The Earth is part of the Milky Way

600 g bball, 500 g football, 150g baseball, 50g yo-yo Which takes the most force to throw?

Bar codes are made of numbers & patterns. What are their use?

the source of energy that powers the sun, clouds, wind, and precipitation

Subduction occurs where oceanic crust dives under continental crust. This is evidence of what?

In place of sediments, sand & silt was deposited. you would find more fossils of ___ life

Mr. Cooney hit his golf ball but didn't curve left, what does Newton's 1st Law of Motion say

layers A/B/C/D where is the oldest found?

Wave A is farther out than Wave B in ocean. Wave A catches up w/ Wave B, Chnge in wave amplitud

What type of signal is utilized by the GPS satellite?

holding a hot bowl of soup, you move, it spills out of bowl unto floor. upon reflection

An airplane flying with equal amounts of thrust and resistance?

In Mesozoic era, the species living on opp shores __. Grtr dist. the __ # of common charact.

Which plant adaptation would likely be found in the taiga?

Which methods are used to construct earthquake resistant buildings?

Geologists trying to drill into mantle from platform in ocean than land b/c crust bnth ocean

the moon & other satellites rotate around the earth. Identify the force that keep them in orbit

Which layer floats & moves slowly causing cont. drift, earthquakes, volcanoes and mountains?

lunar day is 24 hrs/50 min. to solar day 24 hours. 8:00 a.m. Tues. in GA when is next high tide

Joe throws baseball so fast can't see it. What metric units to record avg. speed of baseball

When grocery shopping, items added to cart: cart got heavier & harder to push; what changed

scientists infer about very early Earth from fossilized remains of trees found under a lake?

what left a slight crater in Yucatan Penisula to possibly cause the extinction of the dinosaurs

Sound waves travel fastest through?

blown up balloon on car; air leaves balloon in 1 direction, car moves in opposite direction why

Sun, Merc. Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. What you tell about Jupiter

Natural gas is very common in the U.S.. Natural gas is ___

2 classes line up for tug of war; same # of students on team, how can one team win?

shark teeth found in flat land w/ trees & plants with no source of water nearby. How?

Alpha Centauri B star about same size as sun. Why appear much smaller & dimmer than the sun?

full moon: Earth between sun & moon; what shape is moon between sun and Earth

Which property allows objects that don't produce their own light to be seen?

Wi-Fi symbol in public locations. What must the establishment have for you to receive a signal

fossils of prehistoric whales that lived millions of years ago in Mississippi indicate that

Theory of plate tectonics Pangaea & sea floor spreading. What recent evidence supports this?

Provincetown Split, northern end of Cape cod formed many, many years ago as sand was moved by?

What is a transverse wave with very high crests and low troughs?

Music blaring from car drove by- windows in kitchen were vibrating to music from the car, WHY?

Where is full moon located ?

Mrs. Cooney wearing a bright red shirt in a very dark room. What color did shirt appear in room

some remotes work when pointed directly, others work when pointed in the general vicinity, how?

rearngmnt of landmass due to _ ; as species split two groups become anatomically & genetically