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Science Kyne
1st Semester
What is the main reason that floodplains are fertile? | Sediment is deposited on the plain each time it floods. |
What is an example of abrasion of a rock? | a shape change due to exposure to wind |
What is a dependent variable? | A dependent variable is what you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment |
what is an independent variable? | It is a variable that stands alone and isn't changed by the other variables you are trying to measure. |
What is a model? | A three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original. |
What is a law? | a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior. |
How do dunes form? | wind forms them by blowing sand around |
What are the types of physical weathering | frost wedging, thermal expansion, alternate wedging, root wedging |
What is conduction | Conduction is the transfer of heat from one molecule to another through a substance. |
What is convection? | The movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to... |
what is radiation? | a process in which energetic particles or energetic waves travel |
What is measured with a barometer? | A barometer is an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure. |
What is visibility? | The state of being able to see or be seen. |
What does high humidity indicate? | the amount of heat |
which description characterization an experiment? a.) observation of plants or animals in their natural environment b.)physical or mathematical repres. of an object or process c.) an organized proce. 2 study something under controlled conditions | c.) |
How would you describe the landscape made by alpine glaciers compared to the landscape made by continental glaciers? | Alpine glaciers produce rugged landscapes, and continental glaciers produce flat landscapes. |