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INS C451 WGU
Integrated Natural Science – C451 at WGU
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Are abiotic factors living or not living | not living |
| also called the ozone layer | stratosphere |
| amplitude | measured from top to bottom of troughs |
| What does an atom have | it has Protons and Neutrons |
| atomic number | is the number of protons in am atom |
| autotrophs | gets it's energy from itself. same as producers |
| big bang theory | universe enlarged rapidly and exploded. universe continues to move away |
| biotic factors | living |
| can transverse wavelengths travel through vacuums | yes. which waves can travel through vacuums |
| characteristics of Animalia | multicellular. can move around. |
| characteristics of Archaea | lives in extreme environment. no nucleus. |
| characteristics of bacteria | most primitive. no nucleus. single cell |
| characteristics of Eukarya | complex. has nucleus |
| characteristics of fungi | non mobile. multicellular. |
| characteristics of plantae | green. autotrophs. non mobile. |
| characteristics of Protista (protist) | single cell. have nucleus. least familiar |
| chromosome | holds the dna |
| Comets | dirty snowballs of rock and ice |
| commensalism | one benefits other doesn't matter (win-draw) |
| Conclusion | Summary of results |
| consumers | needs to consume or eat another organism to get it's energy. mushrooms. animals. NOT plants. |
| Controlled Experiment | an experiment that allows 1 condition to vary while all others are kept unchanged |
| coriolis effect | invisible force that reflects wind |
| cosmology | study of the origin and development of the universe |
| define allele | a pair of genes for the same traits |
| define annelida | segmented worms. |
| define arthropods | jointed. |
| define carnivores | only eats meat. example lion |
| define chordates | humans. have backbones and skulls. |
| define cnidarians | stinging cells. |
| define decomposers | consume dead organic materials. bacteria or fungus. |
| define echinoderm | spiny skin. all marine. |
| define energy | causes things to happen. can move through matter. causes change to matter. has no substance. |
| define gene | Distinct particles that stay distinct even as they go through generations. |
| define herbivores | only eats plants. example deer |
| define homozygous | cell has 2 that are the same. |
| define ion | an atom or group of atoms with an overall charge. |
| define isotopes | atoms of an element that contain different numbers of neutrons, same number of atomic number. different mass numbers |
| define matter | anything that has mass and takes up space. |
| define Mollusca | most have shells, some lost through years. octopus, snails. |
| define omnivorous | eats both animals and plants. example bear. |
| define Platyhelminthes | one opening to take in food and pass waste. |
| define porifera (sponges) | no head or tail. most simple animals |
| define valence electrons | the outermost ones |
| Dependent Variable | The condition that the scientists observe to see the effects of changing the independent variable. |
| describe chemical reaction | rearranged atoms to make new substances. |
| difference between element and compound | elements are made from 1 type of atom. compound is made of 2 or more. |
| do eukaryotic have nucleus | yes. |
| Which 2 planets do not have moons | Mercury and Venus |
| does a prokaryotes have complex membrane | no |
| does prokaryotes have nucleus | no |
| earth | 3rd planet from sun. has 1 moon. |
| electrical force | protons repel each other and they have a charge. |
| If a nucleus is unstable which force is stronger | electrical force |
| What are elements | substance made of only 1 kind of atom. each "Lego" is an atom and each color is an element. |
| end result of meiosis | 4 daughter cells. non identical. |
| examples of heterogeneous mixture | rocks. fruit salad. noodle soup. |
| examples of homogenous mixture | air. sweat tea. tap water. |
| examples of Longitudinal Wave | sound and p waves during earthquake |
| examples of mixture | ocean water. rocks. air. |
| examples of pure substance | gold. diamond. water. table salt. glucose. |
| examples of solution | cup of tea. washer fluid. brass. air. ginger. sea water. sports drink. |
| examples of transverse waves | water, light and s waves |
| Experiment | Scientific investigations |
| explain Mendel's Principle of Segregation | allele pairs separate during gametes formation and randomly unite at fertilization |
| gamma ray | highest frequency of wave length |
| Describe gasses | neither volume or shape. |
| genotypes | complete heritability |
| heterogeneous mixture | uneven mixture. lumpy. |
| heterozygous cell | contain 2 different gene/allele |
| How do heterotrophs get energy | from different sources |
| homogeneous mixture | mixture is evenly mixed. |
| hottest planet | Venus |
| How do convergent plates | move move together |
| How do Divergent plates move | apart |
| How do Transform plates move | slide past |
| how do you determine the overall charge of an atom if you know the number of protons and electrons | subtract protons from electrons |
| How does creativity effect the scientific process It helps to phrase questions | New tools. New ways to collect data. |
| how much energy is transferred between trophic level | 10% |
| Hypothesis | A prediction about the outcome, proposed explaination |
| Independent Variable | A controlled experiment the condition that the scientists changes on purpose |
| Jovian planets | Jupiter. Saturn. Uranus. Neptune. |
| jovian planets | gas giant's |
| Jupiter | largest planet. strong magnetic field. 66 moons. has faint ring. |
| landforms from Oceanic-continental | mountains |
| landforms from Oceanic-Oceanic | volcanic. island chains. |
| largest classification | domain |
| largest planet | Jupiter |
| law of conservation of energy | matter can not be created or destroyed |
| layer where all living things are | crust |
| layers of the atmosphere from surface up | troposphere. stratosphere. mesophere. thermosphere. exosphere. |
| level of atmosphere where weather takes place | troposphere |
| life cycle of a star | protostar. main sequence star, red giant. white dwarf. planetary nebula, |
| liquids | definite volume but no shape. takes on shape of storage |
| list solar system in order | sun, mercury, Venus, earth, mars, asteroid belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Kipler belt |
| location of Divergent plates | mid Atlantic ridge. Pacific, Indian ocean. |
| Longitudinal Wave | wave moves parallel to direction of travel |
| main sequence star | stable part of star |
| mars | was once geological. water flowed in passed. has 2 moons. |
| mass number | the total number of both protons and neutrons |
| meiosis | me. 1 cell divides twice for a total number of 4 sex cells. |
| Mercury | closet planet to sun. similarly size to earth. cratered surface from space rocks. |
| mitosis | "toe" body cells. 1 cell divides 1 time into 2 idental cells |
| mixture | a combination of 2 or more pure substances |
| mutualism | both benefits (win-win) |
| Neptune | furthest from the sun. faint ring. blue from methane |
| neutrons | what is the neutral part of an atom |
| Observation | Collecting data and information |
| parasitism | one benefits at the cost of others (win-lose) |
| phenotype | description of actual physical characteristics |
| physical state of crust | brittle solid. |
| physical state of mantle | solid |
| Pluto | made of rock and nitrogen ice. dwarf planet. kuiper belt object. |
| Prediction | A guess about what will happen |
| primary consumers | they eat producers. a rabbit eats a plant. |
| producers | an organism able to make it's own food. plants. |
| protons | what is the positive part of the atom |
| protons | do protons or neutrons repel each other. |
| pure substance | has a fixed chemical composition |
| Radio waves | lowest frequency wave length |
| radioactive | an atom that is no longer stable. the electrical force is stronger and the nucleus falls apart. |
| reactants | the starting materials for a chemical reaction. high energy |
| red giant | stag of star where they have exhausted supply of hydrogen and begin thermonuclear fusion |
| reflection of longitudinal waves | pulse of speaker. sound guys wall and bounces. echos |
| reflection of Transverse waves | light in mirror, bounces back at same angel as it arrives. |
| Reproducible Results | Results can be replicated or repeated by anothers |
| Saturn | lowest density. ring of frozen rocks. |
| secondary consumers | consumers who eat a primary consumer |
| silicate | make up most of earth crust. rock forming minerals. quartz. |
| smallest classification | species |
| smallest planet | Mercury |
| solid | a state of matter with a definite shape and volume. |
| solution | a homogeneous mixture with a much larger amount of 1 substance present |
| Strong Nuclear force | glues nucleon together regardless of charge. |
| Terrestrial Planets | Mercury. Venus. earth. mars. |
| Terrestrial planets | rocky solid plants. can walk on them. |
| the exit layer of the atmosphere | exosphere |
| the middle of the atmosphere that's cold | thermosphere |
| theory of continental drift | continents were once joined as one large landmass. didn't explain how they moved. |
| transverse wave | Motion is perpendicular to direction of travel |
| type of charge a neutron has | neutral |
| type of charge a proton has | positive |
| type of charge an electron has | negative |
| type of landforms from continental-continental | tall mountains. Himalayan |
| type of movement of continental-continental | plates collude |
| type of movement of Oceanic-continental | ocean plate sinks under continent |
| type of movement of Oceanic-Oceanic | one will sink below other. |
| Uranus | tipped on side. faint ring. blue in color from methane. |
| Venus | 2nd planet from sun. spins backwards. hottest planet. has geological activities |
| water freezing to ice | molecules are further apart in the solid form than in a liquid form. |
| wavelength | measured from crest to crest |
| what are products of photosynthesis | glucose and oxygen |
| what happens during nuclear fission | division |
| what happens when a cold front moves in | temperature drops. thunderstorms |
| what happens when wavelengths change | higher frequency - shorter wavelengths lower frequency - longer wavelengths |
| what is a star made of | hydrogen and helium |
| what is Linnaean classification | grouped by physical characteristics. groups within groups. |
| what is plate tectonics | where plates touch. likely to have earthquake. explains continents fitting together. |
| what is the atmosphere mostly made of | nitrogen and oxygen |
| what is the role of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere | plant life. greenhouse effect |
| what is the sun made of hydrogen | helium and a little bit of oxygen |
| what is the thinnest layer of earth | Lithosphere |
| what media do Transverse waves need to travel | None is needed. |
| what type of media is best to travel for Longitudinal waves | can move through solids best. not through vacuums. gasses are the worst. |
| where are metallic bonds located | from left to middle. |
| where is crust layer located | outer layer |
| where is mantle located | below crust |
| which is the hottest layer of earth | outer core |
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