Science
2nd Six Weeks Exam Review
· Earthquakes
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What is an earthquake?
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Why do earthquakes occur?
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Where do earthquakes happen?
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Define:
§ Focus:
§ Epicenter:
§ Elastic rebound:
§ Deformation:
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An earthquake under the ocean can cause a vertical movement of the sea
floor that displaces an enormous amount of water, which can cause a
_______________.
· Plate
Boundaries
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Divergent Boundaries –earthquakes are common along __________ Faults, caused by
____________ stress.
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Convergent Boundaries – earthquakes are common along __________ Faults, caused by
___________ stress.
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Transform Boundaries – earthquakes are common along ____________ Faults, caused by
___________ stress.
· Earth’s Resources
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What is a natural resource?
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What makes a resource nonrenewable?
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What makes a resource renewable?
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Explain how some resources can be
considered both renewable and nonrenewable?
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When does Potential Energy change to
Kinetic Energy? Give one example.
· Energy Resources
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What are the two main types of
nonrenewable energy resources?
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Describe how fossil fuels are
converted into usable energy?
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Identify the two main types of
renewable energy resources?
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Identify one type of renewable energy
resource and explain how it is used to produce electricity?
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Identify a major advantage and a
major disadvantage of using renewable energy resources to produce electricity?
· Characteristics of Cells
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What is a cell?
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What is an organism?
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Why are most cells small?
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What does The Cell Theory state?
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Know what a Prokaryote and Eukaryote
cell is and how are they different?
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What are the parts that all cells
have in common?
·
Men of The Cell Theory:
Know what contributions these scientists made
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Robert Hooke:
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Anton van Leuwenhoek:
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Matthias Schleiden:
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Theodor Schwann:
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Rudolf Virchow:
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