Science MOCA Questions and Answers 100% Correct

Science MOCA Questions and Answers 100% Correct The most abundant gas in the atmosphere Nitrogen Occurs when the moon is between the earth and the sun New Moon If a farmer has been exposed to cowpox but doesn't have small pox Mutation bc of genes, viruses from species land immunizations, antibiotics Photosynthesis takes place in.. Chloroplasts What happens during lava stage of a butterfly? 2nd Stage- Caterpillars Igneous rock Formed from cooled magma. found inside earths crust Sedimentary rock The sedimentation of earths materials in water bodies Metamorphic rock transformation of other rocks, heat and pressure. Can change shape. Punnet Squares Properties of light through glasses Lenses help focus on light Info processing invention in 20th century Silicon chip How do you determine an organism Nucleic acids, food, how it moves, nucleus First step of research Create a hypothesis What truck would drive in snow/sand the best? Pickuptruck What has a cell wall and no nucleus. Bacterium The upper most atmosphere gas. Ozone layer, oxygen Natural Selection Charles Darwin, process that forms of life are better/worse adaptable through certain traits, competition. Why does a car in motion jerk a person forward? Newtons first law of motion- something will remain in motion unless acted upon by a force. The car had a force on it not the person Orientation of leaves for photosynthesis Towards the sun Why do sharks and whales both have fins? Ancestors Sexual vs. Asexual Sexual: 2 organisms, meiosis Asexual: 1 organism, fission, budding Turtles carry.... Salmonella What causes plate tectonics? Plates move b/c of heat in Earths core that causes molten rock in mantel layer to move What causes the seasons? The tilt of earths axis away or towards the sun as it travels around the sun What causes oceanic tides? Gravitational interaction between earth and moon. Ocean bulges out in direction of moon Why does West coast have more earthquakes than the East coast? Tectonic plates What is the effect of using corn-based ethanol instead of petroleum oil? Raised prices of food Which is a chemical compound? Water, H2O Which is non-renewable? Plastic Example of Newton's 3rd law Kicking a ball and feeling pressure on your foot. Every action= equal or opposite reaction. What is the role of a cell wall in a plant cell? Holds the chloroplasts and organelles inside What is cross cutting? Relationships in geology. Geological feature which cuts another is the younger of 2 features. ex: fractures in older rock Wolf and Coyotes are: Same genus but not species. Genus (1st name) is above species (last name) Why is oil nonrenewable? Takes millions of years Which one gives us heat/energy? Coal