Shaping the Earth
The breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces by wind, water, or ice is called this process.
What is weathering?
The faster an object moves, the more of this type of energy it possesses.
What is kinetic energy/ energy of motion?
Coal, oil, and natural gas are non-renewable energy sources known as these.
What are fossil fuels?
Specialized structures in our body, like those in our eyes, ears, and skin, that detect information from the environment are called these.
What are sensory receptors?
Claws, fur, and sharp teeth are examples of these types of survival features located on the outside of an organism.
What are external structures?
The movement of rock particles and soil from one location to another is known as this.
What is erosion?
When two objects crash into each other, energy is transferred during this event.
What is a collision?
The height of a wave from its midpoint to its crest is called this.
What is amplitude?
This organ acts as the control center of the body, processing sensory signals and directing responses.
What is brain?
Bones, lungs, and hearts are examples of these types of survival features located inside an organism.
What are internal structures?
This type of rock is formed over time from layers of compressed sediment and often contains fossils.
What is sedimentary rock?
This form of energy travels through wires to power appliances and lights in our homes.
What is electrical energy?
The distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave is called this.
What is wavelength?
When light strikes a mirror or smooth surface, it bounces off in a predictable direction called this.
What is reflection?
Thick stems, deep root systems, and broad leaves are structures that help these organisms survive in their environments.
What are plants?
Scientists use rock layers and fossils to determine this about Earth’s history.
What is the relative age of rock layers (or timeline/history)?
Solar panels capture energy directly from this renewable source.
What is the sun/ solar energy?
Modern communication devices use wave patterns or digital codes to do this across long distances.
Animals use sensory receptors and brain processing to trigger these helpful actions, like migrating or fleeing predators.
What are animal behaviors/ survival responses?
Internal and external structures function together to support an organism’s growth, behavior, and this ultimate goal
What is survival/ reproduction?
Engineers design structures like seawalls or sandbag barriers to reduce the impact of these natural events.
What are natural hazards/ erosion and flooding?
Heat, light, and sound are all ways that energy can be transferred from one object to another or converted into this.
What is another form of energy (or thermal energy/movement)?
Light waves bounce off objects, entering our eyes and allowing us to do this.
What is see?
The pupil changes size to control how much of this enters the eye.
What is light?
Specialized structures like gills on a fish or stomata on a leaf help organisms perform this vital exchange.
What is gas exchange/ or breathing/ taking in oxygen/ carbon dioxide?