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Which of the following is a good insulator for thermal energy?
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glass
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wool
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Type of thermal energy transfer that causes a hot air balloon to rise:
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Calibration
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Convection
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Which of the following is a good insulator for thermal energy?
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Type of thermal energy transfer that causes a hot air balloon to rise:
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The heat lamp in the penguin lab is an example of this type of heat transfer:
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Another term for "Survival of the fittest" -
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Which of the following genotypes is homozygous recessive?
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If one parent is Bb, brown eyes dominant, and the other is bb, blue eyes recessive, what is the probability that a child will have blue eyes (bb)?
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Which is a natural source of pollution that contributes to global climate change?
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Layer of atmosphere where weather occurs
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Distance above sea level
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A rise in the average global temperature
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What provides protection from harmful UV radiation?
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If you have a pair of genes that consists of one dominant and one recessive gene, what type of gene is it?
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What tool is used to predict the outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment?
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The name of the supercontinent, with all land masses joined
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Why did the scientific world not believe in Alfred Wegener's idea about Pangaea?
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The way major winds curve because of Earth's rotation is called
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Provided the explanation for how the land masses moved from the supercontinent to their present locations
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Which is an example of convection?
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What is the driving force that causes the continents to move over the surface of Earth?
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Cooler air that blows inland from the water during the day is called a(n)________
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Which of the following does NOT describe climate?
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The term that applies to the process by which gasses blanket the earth and make it hospitable for life as we know it.
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Choosing two horses to breed in order to produce a fast race horse is an example of __________
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In order to produce offspring with a recessive phenotype, what MUST happen?
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How were Darwin's Finches different from each other?
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Takes place when a liquid becomes a gas
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How does heat always travel?
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If you jump into cold water, what would you expect to happen?
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An organism's observable characteristics are known as _________
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What drives the water cycle?
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Which is evidence of global warming?
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Which of the following activities is a natural cause of global climate change?
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Which of the following does NOT influence the climate for a region?
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Takes place when a gas becomes a liquid
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What causes global winds?
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Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?
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What caused the darker colored peppered moth population to grow as opposed to the lighter moths in England?
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If a parent has heterozygous brown hair (Bb) and the other also has heterozygous brown hair(Bb), what is the chance of having an offspring with red hair (bb)?
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Which of the following is an example of conduction?
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How much of the sun's energy that reaches Earth is reflected back into space or absorbed by our atmosphere?
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A rise in the average global temperature is called ________________________
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What must be included in a scientific explanation?
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If a heat source is placed under one end of a steel beam, why will the entire steel beam become hot?
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Distance from the equator:
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Why do land breezes occur at night?
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Who came up with the idea of Pangaea?
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Which can be influenced by environment?
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Which layer of the atmosphere contains Ozone, which protects us from harmful UV radiation
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Based on current evidence, which of the following is true?
