Circumference

A scientist measures the circumference of acorns in a population of oak trees and discovers that the most common circumference is 2 cm. There are very few acorns with circumferences of 3 cm or circumferences of 1 cm. Only the 2 cm circumference acorns survive.

• Stabilizing

• Directional

• Disruptive

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A scientist measures the circumference of acorns in a population of oak trees and

discovers that the most common circumference is 2 cm. There are very few acorns with circumferences of 3 cm or

circumferences of 1 cm. Only the 2 cm circumference acorns survive.

• Directional Selection

• Stabilizing Selection

• Disruptive Selection

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the circumference of this circle?

• 50.25 in

• 25.24 in

• 60.34 in

• 56.52 in

What does "circumference" mean?

• Space a circle takes up

• Distance around a circle

• Line from one side of a circle to another

• Line from center of circle to side

If my diameter is 90cm, what is my circumference?

• 282.6cm

• 180 cm

• 90cm

• 565.2cm

A scientist measures the circumference of a group of tree trunks and finds that the most common circumference is 50 cm. There are very few trunks with circumferences of 30 cm or 70 cm. Only the 50 cm circumference trunks survive. What type of selection is this an example of?

• Directional Selection

• Stabilizing Selection

• Disruptive Selection

• Random Selection

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

What is the formula to calculate the circumference of a circle?

If the radius of a circle is 7 cm, what is its circumference?

Which of the following best describes the term 'circumference'?

• The area of a circle

• The distance around a circle

• The diameter of a circle

• The radius of a circle

A wheel has a diameter of 1.5 meters. What is the circumference of the wheel?