The Water Cycle
Weather
Mixtures and Solutions
Plants and People
Mystery Science
100

What "starts" the water cycle?

The sun

100

Tool that measures temperature

Thermometer

100

Give an example of a mixture

Trail mix, cereal, salad, etc.

100

What a plant needs to survive

Water, nutrients, and sunlight

100

What is sound?

Vibrations

200

Name two forms of precipitation

Rain, hail, sleet, snow

200

A powerful burst of electricity that can happen during a thunderstorm

Lightning

200

A mixture is two substances that can be easily ____________.

Separated
200

The part of the plant that absorbs water and nutrients from soil

Roots

200

How does your brain send and receive messages?

Nerves

300

What clouds are made up of

Dust, dirt, water vapor

300

The percentage of humidity, or water vapor, in the air during a rainstorm

100%

300

Give an example of a solution

Tea, salt water, salad dressing

300

The part of the plant that makes it's own food

Leaves

300

What would happen if you screamed in outer space? Why?

Nothing, because there is no air in space

400

The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas

Evaporation

400

A natural disaster described as a tropical storm/cyclone with constant, fast wind speeds. These often happen in Florida

Hurricane

400

The air around us is an example of a ___________.

Solution

400

What do plants "eat"?

Sugar (glucose)

400
How do animals see in the dark?

They have big pupils

500

Where most of the water on Earth stored

Oceans

500

During a thunderstorm there is _______ pressure

Low

500

What tool could you use to separate sand from water?

A sieve

500

How do plants and people help each other out?

Plants give people oxygen and people give plants carbon dioxide

500

How does your finger bend?

A tendon connects a muscle to a bone

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