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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??