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What is Reflection - A form of transformation that changes the object's orientation; top, bottom, left,
right. This creates a mirror image



Best method for showing the high and low temp for a city over a 12 month period? - color-coded
bar graph



What is a Venn diagram useful for? - Map logical relationships



What is a pie chart most commonly used for? - Comparing percentages.



What does the right-facing horseshoe shape indicate? - The numbers or values are a proper subset
of the overarching set.



What instrument would help you precisely measure an angle? - A Protractor



What is the mode? - The number or numbers that occur most often in the data set.



What is the mean? - The average of the number set.



What is the Median? - The middle number or the average of the 2 middle numbers.



What is the range of a number set? - Subtract the smallest from the largest number in the set.

,How many more faces does a cube have than a triangular pyramid? - 2



What are syllogisms? - Deductive reasoning strategies composed of major premise, minor premise,
and a conclusion.



What is inductive reasoning - Bases conclusions on specific examples and can sometimes not be
logically valid.



In the hydrologic cycle, which process transforms liquid to gas? - Evaporation - a physical change; it
turns water into a gaseous state



In the hydrologic cycle, which process turns gas to liquid? - Condensation.



In the hydrologic cycle, which process turns solid to gas? - Sublimation (like when dry ice
"smokes")



In the hydrologic cycle, which process turns gas to liquid? - precipitation



What is climate? - The overall weather pattern over time in a certain region.



What does "biotic" mean? - the living elements in a biome - plants, mammals, insects



What does abiotic mean? - non-living element in a biome - pond, rain, sunlight.



What is the purpose of the scientific method? - To use observation to test hypotheses and make
predictions.

, What is the scientific method based on? - observation and the replication of results; hypotheses are
formed and tested, with the hope that a theory can be created from the cycle of tested hypotheses.



According to Darwin's idea of natural selection... - Populations pass down traits that help them
adapt to their environment.



19th century scientist George Mendel believed that... - The emergence of one trait will not affect the
emergence of another.



How many planets in our solar system are known to have rings? - 4 - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and
Neptune



Give an example of the rain shadow effect: - A town on the leeward side of the mountain receives
little annual rainfall.



Leeward side - Side of the mountain protected from the wind.



What is the rain shadow effect? - Mountains push moist air to higher altitudes where it cools, and
water vapor condenses to form rain or snow that only falls on the windward side.



Can the gemstone sapphire be scratched by quartz? Why? - No, because it is a variety of corundum,
which ranks a very high 9 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. Quartz is a 7 on the scale.



Where is lignite on the Mohs scale of hardness? - It is a very soft form of coal, so it is low.



Where is talc on the Mohs scale of hardness? - It is a 1; it can be scratched with your fingernail.



The liver is an organ in the ____________ system? - Digestive. The liver provides bile and other
enzymes for the digestion of dietary fats.

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