Moon Phases
What do we call a moon that is getting smaller? Waxing or waning?
waning
What is a food web?
interconnecting food chains that illustrates the feeding relationships within a community or ecosystem
As temperature rises does water evaporate slower or faster?
faster
What is matter?
anything that takes up space and has weight (mass)
shows how living things grow and change over time
WHat do lines and craters on the moon tell us?
It tells us about it's history.
consumers
What is it called when a liquid turns to gas?
evaporation
What are the 2 main categories of matter?
physical and chemical
Plants start as a ___________ and then form flowers and fruit.
seed
What has caused the dark areas on the moon?
ancient lava
Food of almost any kind can be traced back to what?
the sun
What is dew and how does it form?
small water droplets that form on cool surfaces due to condensation
what is it called when something dissolves into something else?
dissolution
Animals start from either a ___________ or ________.
egg, live birth
True or False: The moon is the same size as the sun.
False
What is an apex predator?
at the top of the food chain, apex predators eat all other things.
Explain evaporation
the process that changes liquid water to gaseous water (water vapor). Condensation is the process of water vapor turning back into liquid water.
Name 1 chemical and 1 physical property of matter:
Physical properties, like color and density, can be observed or measured without changing the substance's chemical identity. Chemical properties, such as flammability and reactivity, describe how a substance changes when interacting with other substances.
All life cycles start and end with
How many phases of the moon are there?
8
What do decomposers do?
break down dead organic matter, like dead plants and animals, and release nutrients back into the environment
Name all 4 stages of the water cycle
evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection
Why is it important to know the properties of matter?
it allows us to identify, classify, and predict the behavior of substances
What is metamorphosis?
the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.