Forces and Motion
This is the force that pulls objects toward Earth.
What is gravity?
This state of matter has a definite shape and volume.
What is a solid?
This part of the plant absorbs water from the soil.
What are roots?
This is the star at the center of our solar system.
What is the Sun?
This type of energy comes from the Sun.
What is light energy?
This force slows down moving objects when two surfaces rub together.
What is friction?
This state of matter takes the shape of its container but has a definite volume.
What is a liquid?
This part of the plant makes food using sunlight.
What are leaves?
This is water that falls from clouds to Earth.
What is precipitation?
This type of energy can make things warmer.
What is heat energy?
A push or a pull on an object is called this.
What is a force?
This state of matter has no definite shape or volume.
What is a gas?
This process allows plants to make their own food.
What is photosynthesis?
This is when liquid water turns into water vapor.
What is evaporation?
Energy that an object has because it is moving is called this.
What is kinetic energy?
This happens when an object changes position over time.
What is motion?
This is a property that can be observed without changing the substance, like color or size.
What is a physical property?
This is a group of living and nonliving things interacting in an area.
What is an ecosystem?
This is when water vapor cools and turns into liquid.
What is condensation?
Energy stored in an object because of its position is called this.
What is potential energy?
This measures how fast an object moves over a distance.
What is speed?
This type of change does not create a new substance.
What is a physical change?
This is the path energy takes as it moves from one organism to another.
What is a food chain?
This is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth’s surface.
What is the water cycle?
This is the ability to do work.
What is energy?