science exams study questions

Semester 1 Knowledge BowlDecember 2013

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How much mass is this on the 3 beam balance?

Your family is going to purchase a motorcycle. They are looking for one that will not waste fuel. You already know that bigger engines use more fuel. So which motorcycle engine would you recommend?A. 0.5 L B. 350 cm3

C. 400 mL D. 200 kL

What does “amorphous” mean?

Give three examples

What properties do you use to

identify a crystal?

What is the difference between a

mineral and a crystal?

Why does a “salt” have to be dissolved

before we can begin to grow a crystal?

List a 4 properties that can be used to identify a mineral

Tell me 3 minerals that have “special properties” and

what those special properties are!

Define a super- saturated solution

List three minerals that have a

metallic luster

What does inorganic mean?

What are the two most important safety precautions to

remember when making your crystal

solution?

How do I find the streak of a mineral?

What does it mean when someone says

“this mineral is ‘soft’?”

In class we saw clear examples of three kinds of cleavage. What is the type of cleavage and what

mineral example did we see?

In nature where can we find dissolved

minerals?

Why are most precious gems found

in mines

Why can’t a sugar be called a mineral?

What is a compound?

What is a salt?

What is the difference between a molecule and a

compound?

What are the three kinds of rocks, and how are rocks sorted into one

of these three types?

What two kinds of Igneous Rock are there? Describe the difference and

give one example of each.

Why is Granite called a “coarse-grained” rock?

Why is Granite less dense than Basalt?

What is the difference between Lava and Magma?

Give 4 examples of Sedimentary Rock!

Give 4 examples of Metamorphic Rock!

What is/are strata? Where would you find them and what kind of rock

would they be made of?

What are three different materials that form sediments?

How can scientists find out which way groundwater is

flowing?

What is the difference between “weathering” and “erosion”?

What is the difference between “cementation” and “compaction”?

What type of rock prevents contamination from entering an

aquifer? Give 2 examples

What is a fossil?

What is an aquifer?

What 2 conditions are necessary for fossil formation ?

Describe three environments (terrain) where you would not go to

look for fossils

What are three things fossils can tell us?

Where are the three places we can find “original remains”?

Give two reasons why the knowledge we have about the past from fossils might not be accurate

or complete.

What is a metamorphic rock?

Why is a garnet NOT considered a mineral?

Trace the sediments silt and clay to their Metamorphic

Rock form.

Draw the entire ROCK CYCLE on the board!

What are three characteristics of living

things my class agreed on?

What are the three basic statements of the Cell

Theory?

Who was the first person to “see” a cell and what was he looking at

Who was the first person to see a cell and what was he looking at?

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What are the 4 most important steps to follow when trying to view an object under high power?

Why couldn’t we see the nuclei in the elodea cells??

Why do nerve cells appear different from bone cells?

Why are bacteria considered to be

different than amoeba?

Why can’t an Amoeba grow large enough to

swallow you?

What are two advantages to being multicellular?

What is the function of the mitochondria?

What are the differences between plant and animal

cells?

What is the function of the endoplasmic reticulum?

Why don’t animal cells require cell

walls?

How are ribosomes in a plant cell important to the formation of the cell wall?

What is the function of the nucleus?

Why do we need to use a cover slip when

preparing a slide to view under the microscope?

If a cell is 4x3x2 what is it’s surface area?

What is its volume?

If 2 molecules can enter the cell through every

square unit of surface area in a minute, how many

could enter this cell in one minute??

If this cell only needs 1 molecule per cubic unit of

volume a minute to survive- how many

molecules does it require in one minute?

Can this cell live? Why or why not??