The Scientific Method
What are the three variables of the scientific method?
Independent
Dependent
Control
What is potential energy?
Energy stored
Water is an example of what state of matter?
Liquid
Grass is an example of what kind (primary/secondary/tertiary/keystone) consumer?
Primary consumer
What is the third planet from the Sun?
Earth
What does the dependent variable depend on?
The Independent Variable
What is kinetic energy?
Moving energy
(Y/N) Is plasma found naturally on Earth?
No
What is a decomposer? Can you give an example?
An organism that takes the energy from a deceased organism and puts the energy back in the soil
Example: A mushroom
What hemispheres is the Earth divided into?
Northern and Southern
What is the definition of an observation?
It is what it is
Fertilizer runoff is a type of kinetic/potential energy?
Kinetic - it's moving
What are the three states of matter?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
What is the definition of a secondary consumer and can you explain how it is a secondary consumer?
A secondary consumer gets its energy from eating a primary consumer
Example: Cow eating grass
How many days would it take to get to the Sun from Earth?
25 days
Which direction is the X and Y axis on a graph?
X = horizontal
Y = vertical
Why do farmers add fertilizer?
Helps plants grow
What is the process called going from a solid to a liquid?
Melting
What is the definition of an omnivore and are humans omnivores?
Creatures that eat both plants and animals
Yes humans are omnivores
If its Summer in Tucson, Arizona what season is it in Melbourne, Australia?
Winter
What is step #4 of the scientific method? (Step #3 is form a hypothesis)
Test your hypothesis
How does a Deadzone form?
Runoff fertilizer collects in an open body of water
Algal Bloom = no oxygen; creatures leave
What state of matter is found on the Sun? What are the elements that the sun is made up of?
Gas
The Sun is made of: hydrogen and helium
What is a keystone species?
Without the keystone species, the whole ecosystem would collapse
Examples: Wolves of Yellowstone; Sharks
How many Earths could fit inside the sun?
1.3 million