science

Cards (66)

  • The following are the evidences which proved that south america and africa were once joined together, EXCEPT
    both have cold climates
  • It is the boundary between the outer core and the lower mantle
    gutenberg discontinuity
  • this is the thinnest layer of the earth's composition

    crust
  • what plate boundary is formed by sliding of two plates?
    transform
  • what elements are present in the inner and outer core?
    iron and nickel
  • scientists use the _____ as a way to determine the epicenter produced by an earthquake using different seismograph stations.
    triangulation method
  • what plate boundary is formed of the moving of two plates apart?
    divergent
  • he is a danish seismologist who discovered that the outer core is molten and the inner core is solid.

    inge lehmann
  • the reason why most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener's idea of Continental Drift Theory

    There was no plausible mechanism to explain
  • it is the boundary between the upper mantle and the crust
    mohorovicic discontinuity
  • EM wave that is used for security markings such as the credit cards, banknotes and passports
    ultraviolet
  • a mirror that makes an image of objects in front of the mirror
    plane mirror
  • it is the bouncing back of light
    reflection
  • an image that is inverted with respect to the object
    real
  • it is the bending of light

    refraction
  • like poles of two magnets, _____ and opposite poles of two magents___.
    repel, attract
  • what EM wave carries the most energy?
    gamma ray
  • diffuse reflection is a(n), ___reflection of light rays on a ___surface.
    uneven, rough
  • magnets that have the ability to attract materials are called
    ferromagnetic
  • it has a magnetic property for a limited time period under certain conditions
    temporary magnet
  • if the DNA template reads "ATA" , which of the following would be the corresponding mRNA
    UAU
  • the genetic code is based upon the reading of how many bases at a time
    three
  • amino acids are held together by___bonds.
    peptide
  • how many codons are needed to specify three amino acids?
    nine
  • what type of RNA carries the information from the DNA in the nucleus to the cytoplasm?
    messenger RNA
  • best describes an RNA
    it is always the nucleus
  • sugar of RNA
    ribose
  • process of converting the genetic information in DNA to synthesize mRNA
    transcription
  • it is the process of removing noncoding genes from the mRNA
    RNA splicing
  • occurs when sperm enter the uterus
    fertilization
  • regulate many bodily activities, including heart rhythm, breathing, blood flow, oxygen and carbon dioxide levels?
    medulla
  • responsible for involuntary movements
    autonomic nervous system
  • in RNA molecule, which nitrogen base is found in place of thymine?
    uracil
  • a codon that should code for a specific amino acids to be changed into a stop codon?
    nonsense mutation
  • does not result in a change in the amino acids sequence
    silent mutation
  • a mutation that cause a section of chromosome to be broken out and reinserted backwards
    inversion
  • what do you call the change or error in the gene
    mutation
  • transcription process will produced?
    mRNA
  • transmits impulse from the cell body
    axon
  • systems that deals with brain
    nervous system