4th Quiz Bowl

Rhythmic disturbances that carry energy without carrying matter are called ____________.

• fronts
• clouds
• waves
• solid

This is the green pigment found in plants

• chlorophyll
• nucleus
• mitochondria
• nucleolus

Allows light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen. 

• transparent
• opaque
• translucent
• reflection

An ice cube melting on a sidewalk is an example of 

• convection
• radiation
• conduction
• freezing point

The _________ is the highest point on a wave.

• trough
• wavelength
• amplitude
• crest

Less dense objects ______

• sink
• float

The outermost layer of the Earth is the ______ made up of rocks on which you stand.

• mantle
• inner core
• outer core
• crust

________ boundaries occur where two plates move apart creating new ocean floor. 

• divergent
• transform
• convergent
• chain

The management of soil to prevent its destruction is known as ____________.

• soil destruction
• soil conservation
• natural resource
• dormancy

During this, farmers disturb the soil and its plant cover as little as possible.

• crop rotation
• runoff
• contour plowing
• conservation plowing