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Definequalitativeandquantitative.A:
qualitative:anobservationbaseduponquality(softnessofacat)nonumbers.quantitative:anobservationwith
numberquantity(hairsonknuckle)
Thinkaboutthedefinitionsofqualitativeorquantitativeobservations.Describeascenariowhenitismoreusefultorecorddata.A:
(pleasesee1)
examplequantitative(5peopleinmyfamily)examplequalitative(thegrassisgreen).
Howdocarefulanddetailedobservationshelpformaccuratepredictions?Explaintheprocess/stepsinthecorrectorder.A:
ex:itsgoingtorainand
thereneedstobe10greycloudsforittoraintomorrow.1.makeanquantitativeobservation.2.seeiftherestherightamountofclouds.3.makean
qualitativeobservationoncolor.4.seeifthecolorisright.
Writewhichmodelyouwouldusethebesttorepresentthefollowingprocesses.A:?
Explainwhyclear,effectivecommunicationsiscrucialtotheadvancementofscience.Give3examplesofitsimportance,orwhatwouldhappen
withoutit.A:
1.Sothatthepeoplethatarelisteningcanhearmoreclearly.2.ifwedidn'thaveitthensomethingswouldn'tbefoundout.3.Soideas
canbeshared.
Giveageneralandspecificexampleforgeneralandspecific.A:
General:Iwillrun3miles.Specific:basedonmyspeed,Iwillrunexactly1.334
miles.
Namethethreetypesofplateboundariesandthelandformormovement.A:
divergentboundaries,whereplatesmoveapartconvergentboundaries,
whereplatesmovetogetherandtransformboundaries,whereplatesslidepasteachother.
Whywouldacityplannerneedtoknowaboutplatetectonics,earthquakes,orseismicactivitywhenbuildingacitylikeLosAngeles.Give2reasons.A:
1.Sothatwheretherebuildingwouldn'thaveearthquakesortsunamis.2.iftherewasavolcanonearbyhe/shecouldwarneverybodyaboutifthe
volcanowasactiveornot.
Howcananearthquakecauseatsunami?Explainusingwordsandaquickdrawingwithlabels.A:
ifanunderwaterearthquakehappensthenfromall
oftheshakingtheoceanwillsuddenlymovewhichwillcauseatsunami.
HowcanfossilsfoundonthecoastofAfricaalsobefoundthousandsofmilesawayfromthecoastofSouthamerica?Explainsusingtermslike
Pangeaandcontinentaldrift,aswellasaquickdrawing.A:
Whenallofthecontinentswerealltogetheraspangeaanimalslivedoncoastesof
differentcontinentssowhencontinentaldrifthappenedandanimalsdied,therefossilswereseparatedfromeachotherandarebeingfoundalongthe
beachesandcoasts.
Howcanrenewableresourcesbecomenonrenewableresources.Giveanexampleofonesuchsourceonthevergeofbecomingnonrenewable.A:
renewableresourcescanbecomenonrenewableresourcesbecauseifweusethemfasterthantheycanreproducethentheywillbecome
nonrenewable.Oneresourceonthevergeofbecomingnonrenewablearetrees,wearecuttingthemdownfasterthantheycangrowsotheyare
goingtosoonbecomenonrenewableresources.
Inyouropinionusingwhichnaturalresourcesisthemostharmfultotheecosystem,humans,wildlife,etc?Supportyourpositionwithatleast3
reasons.A:
oilisthemostharmingbecauseitisdangeroustofind,usedtomakegasforcarsthatcreatepollution,andcanspillintotheenvironment
hurtingtheanimalsinit.
Oil,NaturalGas,andcoalcomefromorganismsthatcanreproduce,sowhyaretheyconsideredanonrenewableresource.A:
Theyareconsidered
nonrenewablebecausetheytheycan'treproduceasfastasweuseit.
Whatisthedifferencebetweenrenewableresourcesandnonrenewableresources.Giveanexampleofeach.A:
thedifferenceisthatrenewable
resourcescanreproduceasfastasweneeditlikefishandnonrenewableresourcesdontkeepupwithourneedslikecoalandtreessoon.
Describewhatyouthinklifewouldbelikeifweweretorunoutoffossilfuels.Giveaspecificexamplesofhowdailylifemightbeimpactedbythe
absenceoffossilfuels.Includepossiblewayshumanscouldfunctionwithoutthosefossilfuels.A:
Ithinkthathumanscanlivewithoutfossilfuels
becausewecanliveoffofalternativeresourcesanditwillbethesamebutwewouldhavetomakemajorsavingenergyprecautionstomakeitlikeit
wasnormal.
Imagineyouliveonthemoon.Whywouldn'tsomeofthesourcesofenergyusedonEarthworkontheMoon?Givetworeasons.A:
Somesourcesof
energythatwon'tworkonthemoonarehydroelectricandgeothermalenergy.Theywon'tworkbecausetheresnostreamsorriverstobutadamand
theresnohotspotswithwateratthemoon
list4typesofalternativeresourcesanddisadvantagesofthemonchart.A:
1.nuclearenergy.Disad:useswater2.solarpower.Disad:expensive.
3.Hydroelectricenergy.Disad:hurtsfishandenvironment.
Describetwowaysthatsolarenergycanbeconvertedtoausefulformofenergy.A:
1.Itcanbechangedintoelectricitybysolarcells2.usedfor
heating.

Explainwhytheenergyobtainedfrommanyofourresourcesultimatelycomesfromthesun.Givetwodifferentexamples.Include1mentalmodelor
drawing.A:
Becausethatourplantsthatweeatandthemeatthatweeatcomefromthesunbecausetheywoulddieoutbecausetheywouldn'thave
sunlightandstarvetodeath.
Whatarethemaindifferencesbetweenchemicalweatheringandmechanicalweathering?Givetwoexamplesofeach.
A:Thedifferencebetween
themisthatmechanicalweatheringonlybreakstherockupintosmallerpieceswhilechemicalweatheringbreaksdownrockbychemicalchanges.
ExamplesofchemicalweatheringarewaterandlimestoneformingCarbonicacidandWaterreactingwiththerockdissolvestherock.examplesof
mechanicalweatheringare
Whatformsofmechanicalandchemicalweatheringwouldbemostcommoninadesert?Explainyouranswer.
MechanicalWeathering:WindEnergy
WaterEnergy.ChemicalWeathering:Sunradiation,Diluteacidsbywayofrainwater.
Ifmossbeginsgrowingonarock,howmighttheweatheringofthisrockchange?
Themosswilldegradeanddissolvetherockthroughboth
mechanicalandchemicalweathering.
Explaintheprocessofhowair,diluteacids,andwatercanbreakdowngranite.
1.thebondsbetweenthemineralgrainsweakenassomechemicals
dissolve.2.whenitisweatheredsediment,particlesofsand,andclayforms.
Howdoesrunningwatercauseabrasion?Explainyouranswer.
A:Itcausesabrasionbecausetherunningwaterrollsrocksintootherrockscausing
collisionsaswellaspushingtherocksoffacliff.
Whydoesmostchemicalweatheringhappenonlyontheoutersurfaceofarock?
Theinnersurfaceoftherockisprotectedfromabrasionandchemicalweatheringbytheoutersurfaceoftherock.
Whydoesittakelesstimeforsmallrockstowearawaythanitdoesforlargerockstowearaway?
Becausethereslessrocktobreakapart.