Monstor Review - 8th Grade Science

Front

What is the cleanest-burning fossil fuel?

Back

Natural Gas

Front

What term describes when every organism of a species has died?

Back

Extinction

Front

What is an advantage of asexual reproduction by binary fission in bacteria?

Back

Only one organism is required to create a population.

Front

What is the term for the bouncing back of light when it hits a surface?

Back

Reflection

Front

How does particle size affect permeability?

Back

Smaller the particles, the lower the permeability.

Front

What is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

Back

Natural Selection

Front

What is the term for the gradual change in species over time?

Back

Evolution

Front

What is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another called?

Back

Refraction

Front

What is the term for the spreading of waves as they pass through an opening or around obstacles?

Back

Diffraction

Front

What is the primary source of energy for the Earth?

Back

The Sun