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ES HONORS
TEST
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ALL OF THE POPULATION IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION | COMMUNITY |
| ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SAME SPECIES IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION | ECOSYSTEM |
| ALL LIFE ON EARTH | BIOSPHERE |
| ANOTHER NAME FOR A PRODUCER | AUTOTROPHS |
| THE PROCESS IN WHICH GREEN PLANTS MAKE THEIR OWN FOOD | PHOTOSYNTHESIS |
| 1/1000 OF A METER | MILLIMETER |
| THE LAYER OF THE ATOMOSPHERE WHERE ALL WEATHER TAKES PLACE | TROPOSPHERE |
| WATER POLLUTION THAT CANNOT BE TRACKED TO ONE SOURCE | NON-POINT POLLUTION |
| WHEN AN ANIMAL BLEANDS IN WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS | CAMOFLAUGE |
| WHERE THE ORGANISM LIVES | HABITAT |
| THE ROLE AN ORGANISM PLAYS IN ITS ENVIRONMENT | NICHE |
| WHEN AN ORGANISM MASQUERADES AS ANOTHER ORGANISM | MIMICRY |
| AN ORGANISM THAT MAKES ITS OWN FOOD | AUTOTROPH |
| AN ORGANISM THAT EATS ONLY PLANTS | HERBIVORE |
| AN ORGANISM THAT EATS PLANTS AND ANIMALS | AMNIVORE |
| AN ORGANISM THAT EATS ONLY ANIMALS | CARNIVORE |
| AN ORGANISM THAT IS KILLED AND EATEN BY OTHER ORGANISMS | PREY |
| AN ORGANISM THAT KILLS AND EATS ANOTHER ORGANISM | PREDATOR |
| THE PLACE WHERE THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES BETWEEN THE TROPOSPHERE AND THE STRATOSPHERE | TROPOSPAUSE |
| ROY G BIV | RED,ORANGE,YELLOW,GREEN,BLUE,INDIGO,VIOLET |
| THE INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE MASS IN THE LAB | BALANCE |
| THE PIECE OF GLASSWARE USED TO MEASURE EXACT VOLUME IN LIQUID | GRADUATED CYLINDER |
| THE AMOUNT OF SALT IN WATER | SALINITU |
| THE CHANGE IN STATE FROM A LIQUID TO A GAS | EVAPORATION |
| THE CHANGE IN STATE FROM A SOLID TO A GAS | SUBLIMATION |
| THE CHANGE IN STATE FROM A GAS TO A LIQUID | CONDENSATION |
| ALL MATTER IN AN OBJECT | MASS |
| ANYTHING THAT TAKES UP SPACE AND HAS MASS | MATTER |
| THE SPACE OCCUPIED BY AN OBJECT | VOLUME |
| RUNS EAST TO WEST AND MEASURES DISTANCE NORTH TO SOUTH | LATITUDE |
| 23.5 DEGREES NORTH | TROPIC OF CANCER |
| 90 DEGREES NORTH | NORTH POLE |
| 0 DEGREES LATITUDE | EQUATOR |
| 0 DEGREES LONGITUDE | MERIDIAN |
| 23.5 DEGREES SOUTH | TROPIC OF CAPRICORN |
| THE LARGEST OCEAN | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| .00075 IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION | 7.5 * 10 ^-4 |
| TREES THAT LOSE THEIR LEAVES | DECIDUOUS |
| A BIOME WITH VERY LITTLE RAIN | DESERT |
| ANOTHER NAME FOR THE BOREAL FOREST | TAIGA |
| A BIOME WITH POOR SOIL, LOTS OF TREES AND ABUNDANT RAINFALL | RAINFOREST |
| MOLTEN ROCK BELOW THE SURFACE | MAGMA |
| MOLTEN ROCK ABOVE THE SURFACE | LAVA |
| IGNEOUS ROCKS THAT COOL QUICKLY ABOVE THE SURFACE | EXTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCK |
| ANOTHER WORD FOR EXTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCK | VOLCANIC GLASS |
| WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR INTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCK THAT COOL SLOWLY BELOW THE SURFACE | PLUTONIC ROCKS |
| WHY COAL IS NOT A MINERAL | IT IS ORGANIC |
| WHY BRASS IS NOT A MINERAL | IT IS A METAL |
| WHY STEEL IS NOT A MINERAL | STEEL IS A MAN MADE ALLOY, NAOT NATURALLY OCCURRING |
| WHY NATURAL GAS IS NOT A MINERAL | NOT AN ORGANIC MOLECULE |
| WHY PETROLEUM IS NOT A MINERAL | NOT A SOLID, NOT ORGANIC |
| THE MOST ABUNDANT GAS IN THE ATMOSPHERE | NITROGEN |
| THE SECOND MOST ABUNDANT GAS IN THE ATMOSPHERE | OXYGEN |
| THE MOST ABUNDANT ELEMENT IN THE EARTH'S CRUST | OXYGEN |
| THE SECOND MOST ABUNDANT ELEMENT IN THE EARTHS CRUST | SILICON |
| THE LARGEST MINERAL GROUP IN THE EARTH'S CRUST | SILICATE MINERALS |
| POSITIVELY CHARGED SUBATOMIC PARTICLE IN THE NUCLEUS | PROTONS |
| NEUTRALLY CHARGED SUBATOMIC PARTICLE IN THE NUCLEUS | NEUTRONS |
| FORMULA FOR THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ELECTRONS IN ENERGY LEVEL | 2N2 |
| ELECTRONS ARE SHARED IN THIS BOND | COVALENT BOND |
| BOND BETWEEN CHARGED PARTICLES | IONIC BOND |
| SCRAPING OR WEARING AWAY | ABRASION |
| PEELING OR WEARING AWAY IN SHEETS | EXFOLIATION |
| REPEATED AND FREEZING THAW CYCLE IN THE CRACKS OF ROCKS | FROST-WEDGING |
| HORIZONTAL ROWS ON THE PERIODIC TABLE | PERIODS |
| VERTICAL ROWS ON THE PERIODIC TABLE | FAMILIES |
| AN ATOM OF AN ELEMENT THAT HAS DIFFERENT NUMBER OF NEWUTRONS THAT ANOTHER ATOM OF THE SAME ELEMENT | ISOTOPES |
| AN ATOM THAT HAS LOSTAN ELECTRON | POSITIVE ION |
| AN ATOM THAT HAS GAINED AN ELECTRON | NEGATIVE ION |
| DRAW A DIAGRAM OF A WATER MOLECULE FULLY LABELED | |
| DRAW A DIAGRAM OF A SILICATE TETRAHEDRAL | |
| NAME 6 EXTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCKS | BASALT OBSIDIAN DACITE KOMATITE PUMICE SCORIA |
| NAME 4 SEDIMENTARY ROCKS | COAL CHALK FLINT LIMESTONE |
| NAME 3 METAMORPHIC ROCKS | GNEISS, QUARTZITE, MARBLE |
| NAME TWO ORES OF IRON | HEMATITE,MAGNETITE |
| NAME A COPPER ORE | MALACHITE |
| NAMDE AN ALUMINUM ORE | BAUXITE |
| FOOLS GOLD | PYRITE |
| SALT | HALITE |
| AQUIFER | PERMEABLE UNDERGROUND LAYER THROUGH WHICH GROUNDWATER FLOWS RELATIVELY EASILY |
| ARTESIAN FORMATION | THE ARRANGEMENT OF A PERMEABLE LAYER OF A ROCK SAMDWICHED BETWEEN TWO LAYERS OF IMPERMEABLE ROCK |
| DEFICIT | A CONDITION IN WHICH STONED SOIL WATER IS GONE AND THE NEED FOR MOISTURE IS GREATER THAN THE RAINFALL |
| EVAPORTRANSPIRATION | ADDITION OF WATER VAPOR TO THE ATMOSPHERE BY EVAPORATION FROM EARTHS SURFACE OR FROM PLANT LEAVES |
| GEYSERS | A BOILING HOT SPRING THAT ERUPTS PERIODICALLY |
| POROSITY | PERCENTAGE OF MATERIALS VOLUME THAT IS PORE SPACE |
| RECHARGE | THE REFILLING OF SOIL WATER SUPPLY AT TIMES WHEN PLANTS NEED LITTLE MOISTURE |
| HYDROSPHERE | ALL THE WATERS IF EARTH INCLUDING BOTH SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE WATER |
| IMPERMEABLE | DESCRIBES A ROCK MATERIAL THROUGH WHICH WATER DOES NOT PASS EASILY |
| PERMEABILITY | A MEASURE OF A ROCKS ABILITY TO TRANSMIT WATER TO OTHER LIQUIDS |
| SURPLUS | CONDITION OF HAVING RANFALL GREATER THAN THE NEED FOR MOISTURE WHICH THE SOIL IS ALREADY SATURATED |
| USAGE | THE CONDITION WHERE PLANTS DRAW WATER FROM THE SOIL AT TIMES WHEN THE NEED FOR MOISTURE IS GREATER THAN RAINFALL. |
| WATER BUDGET | DESCRIBES THE INCOME AND SPENDING OF WATER IN A REGION |
| WATER CYCLE | HYDROLIC CYCLE NEVER ENDING MOVEMENT OF WATER |
| WATER TABLE | THE SURFACE BELOW WHICH THE GROUND IS SATURATED WITH WATER |
| KARST TOPOGRAPHY | Landscape that is characterized by numerous caves sinkholes fishers and underground streams these usually forming regions of plentiful rainfall where bedrock consists of curb but it rich rock it is easy if we dissolve |
| FUMEROLES | AN OPENING IN A PLANET'S CRUST |
| HOT SPRINGS | THERMAL SPRAYING WITH TEMPERATURES HIGHER THAN THAT OF THE HUMAN BODY |
| GEYSER | EXPLOSIVE HOT SPRINGS INTERRUPTS REGULARLY |
| PAINT POT | AN ORIFICE IN THE EARTH |
| HOW DOES AN ARTESIAN WELL WORK | THE PRESSURE OF AN AQUIFER FORCES THE WATER TO THE SERVICE WITHOUT ANY SOURCE OF ASSISTANCE |
| WHAT IS CAP ROCK | A HARDER ON MORE RESISTANT ROCK TYPE OVERLYING A WEAKER OR LESS RESISTANT ROCK TYPE |
| WHAT IS A FISHER SPRING | A LONG NARROW OPENING A CRACK OR CREVICE |
| DISTINGUISH BETWEEN AN ORDINARY WELL AND A SPRING | AS WELL AS A MAN-MADE HOLE DEEPER THAN THE WATER TABLE IN THIS RAIN IS WHERE THE WATER TABLE REACHES THE SURFACE |
| WHAT IS THE NAME OF OUR WATERSHED AND RIVER BASIN | LITTLE ALAMANCE AND TRAVIS TICKLE |
| IN WHAT COUNTY DO WE LIVE | ALAMANCE |
| NAME THE COUNTIES THE BORDER OUR COUNTY | GUILFORD CASWELL ORANGE CHATHAM RANDOLPH |
| WHAT IS THE OCEAN CLOSEST TO US | ATLANTIC |
| What is ROY G BIV | Visible light spectrum |
| HOW MANY CM ARE IN A METER | 100 |
| HOW MANY MM ARE IN A CM | 10 |
| HOW MANY KM IN A METER | 0.001 |
| HOW MANY METERS ARE IN A KM | 1000 |
| WRITE .000345 IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION | 34.5-5 |
| WRITE 3.2*10^5 IN STANDARD FORM | 320,000 |
| WHAT IS THE GEOSPHERE | DENTIST PART OF THE EARTH CONSISTING OF ROCK AND REGOLITH |
| WHAT IS THE TERM FOR ALL WATER ON EARTH | HYDRO SPHERE |
| WHAT IS THE TIME FOR THE PLACE WHERE LIFE ON EARTH LIVES | BIOSPHERE |
| WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE BLANKET OF GASES THAT SURROUNDS THE EARTH | ATMOSPHERE |
| WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A THEORY AND A LAW | A THEORY MAY OR MAY NOT BE TRUE WHILE A LAW IS PROVEN TRUE WITH SUPPORT FROM REPEATED TESTING |
| WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HYPOTHESIS AND A THEORY | HYPOTHESIS IS AN EDUCATED GUESS AND CAN BE DISPROVEN BY NOT PRINTING TO BE TRAINED A VERY SUMMARIZES HYPOTHESES MAY CONCLUSION FROM THE HYPOTHESIS |
| WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD | POSE A QUESTION |
| WHAT UNITS OF MEASURE ARE USED TO DESCRIBE MASS | KILOGRAMS |
| WHAT UNITS OF MEASURE ARE USED TO DESCRIBE VOLUME | LITERS |
| WHAT IS THE FORMULA FOR DENSITY | MASS DIVIDED BY VOLUME |
| WHAT ARE PROBLEMS WITH DIFFERENT KINDS OF MAP PROJECTIONS | DISTORTIONS OF DISTANT SHAPE DIRECTION AND AREA |
| WHAT IS A CONTOUR INTERVAL | CHANGE IN ELEVATION SHOWN BY TWO ADJACENT RINGS |
| WHAT IS A MAP KEY | EXPLANATORY TABLE OF SYMBOLS USED ON A MAP OR CHART |
| WHAT IS A MAP SCALE | RATIO OF A DISTANCE ON THE MAP TO THE CORRESPONDING DISTANCE ON THE GROUND |
| WHAT IS A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP | SHOWS POINTS OF ELEVATION WITH CON TOUR LINE |
| DESCRIBED EL NIÑO | WINDS BLOW THE TRADEWINDS BLOW EAST TO WEST SOMETIME STRAIGHT WAINSCOT AND DON'T BLOW WARM WATER AND STOPS AND UPWELLING NO RAINFALL OCCURS IN PLACES LIKE AUSTRALIA TODAY STROUT AND WILDFIRES |
| MOST DANGEROUS PART OF A HURRICANE | EYE WALL |
| DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY | PLATES GO AWAY FROM EACH OTHER |
| CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY | PLATES GO TOWARDS EACH OTHER CAUSING DESTRUCTION |
| WHAT TYPE OF ROCKS ARE SANDSTONE AND SHALE | SEDIMENTARY |
| BASALT | IGNEOUS |
| GRANITE | INTRUSIVE IGNEOUS |
| GNEISS | METAMORPHIC |
| MELTED SHIST | IGNEOUS |
| EXTRUSIVE IS ALSO KNOWN AS | VOLCANIC |
| INTERESTED ALSO KNOWN AS | PLUTONIC |
| SIX PROPERTIES OF WATER | UNIVERSAL SOLVENT CAPILLARY ACTION SURFACE TENSION HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT COHESION HI SPECIFIC HEAT VAPORIZATION |
| PROTONS | POSITIVE |
| NEUTRONS | NEGATIVE |
| ELECTRONS | NEUTRAL |
| SMALLEST PARTICLE AT ALL PROPERTIES | ATOM |
| FORMULA FOR OUTSIDE A ELECTRON | 2 8 18 |
| TWO REASONS FOR THE CONTINENTAL DRIFT THEORY | ONE ROCKS ARE IN THE SAME AREA TWO THEY FIT TOGETHER |
| CENEZIOC ERA | HOMO SAPIENS EVOLVED MOST RECENT ICE AGES OCCUR GRAND CANYON FORMS MAMMALS ARE ABUNDANT ANGIOSPERMS ARE DOMINANT OUT AND THE HIMALAYAS BEGIN TO RISE |
| MESOZOIC ERA | DINOSAURS BECOME EXTINCT ANGIOSPERMS APPEAR ROCKY MOUNTAINS BEGIN TO FORM DINOSAURS ARE DOMINANT FIRST BIRDS APPEAR NOW I'M BUILDING CONTINUES IN WESTERN NORTH AMERICA FIRST MALES INSIDE CATS APPEAR ATLANTIC OCEAN BEGINS TO FORM AND HE BREAKS UP |
| PALEOZOIC ERA | REPTILES EVOLVED COAL SWAMPS IS FORMED MARINE INVERTEBRATES BECOME EXTINCT AMPHIBIANS ARE DOMINANT FISHER DOMINIC FIRST LAND PLANTS FORM FIRST FISH OF BEER CORALS AND OTHER INVERTEBRATES ARE DOMINANT |
| LAW OF CROSS CUTTING RELATIONSHIPS | INTRUSIONS FAULT ETC. CUT BY ONE OF THE THOSE THEN THAT INTRUSION IS YOUNGER AND BEING THE ORIGINAL ROCK FORMATION |
| LAW OF ORIGINAL HORIZONTALITY | SEDIMENTARY ROCKS ARE LAID HORIZONTALLY |
| LAW OF SUPER POSITION | WHERE ON TOP IS THE YOUNGEST |
| HOW OLD IS EARTH | 4.6 BILLION YEARS OLD |
| NOBLE GASES | CONTAIN EIGHT ELECTRONS IN THEIR OUTER SHELL MAKING AN STABLE |
| HALOGENS | SEVEN ELECTRONS AND OUTERSHELL GIVING THEM AN OXIDATION NUMBER OF NEGATIVE ONE |
| ALKALINE METALS | EXTREMELY REACTIVE |
| ALKALI METALS | HIGHLY REACTIVE METALS THAT DO NOT OCCUR FOR THAT FREELY AND NATURE ONE ELECTRON IN THE OUTER SHELL GOOD CONDUCTORS OF HEAT AND ELECTRICITY |
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