Science 1
Non renewable means
natural substance that is not replenished (oil, coal)
An orbit is
a path that one object takes around another object
Producers are
plants that make their own food
The largest planet is
Jupiter
Renewable means
an energy source that has a continuous supply (solar power, wind power)
This is the fifth planet from the sun?
What is Jupiter?
What is a producer?
Uses suns energy to make its own food.
Consumers
eat organisms
What are the planets in order from the sun?
M V E M J S U N P
This is the process called when leaves on trees use sunlight for energy?
What is Photosynthesis?
decomposers
break down dead material
planet is
natural body that revolves in an orbit around a star
How long does it take for Earth to orbit the sun?
365 days
A force which works to stop motion.
friction
long term weather patterns
climate is
How many days in a revolution around the Sun?
365 Days
invasive/exotic species
answers vary - rubber on the bottom of shoes, brakes on cars, tires to stop
tilt of the Earth
What is the largest AND smallest planet in our solar system?
The smallest planet in our solar system is Mercury and the largest planet is Jupiter.
What causes day and night?
Earth's rotation
What tool would I use to find the mass of an object?
A balance scale
How many days does it take for the lunar (moon) cycle?
29 days
What should be your next step after you design soething, test it and it doesn't work?
Redesign it and then retest
This is the reaction of when bread gets turned into toast, changing it into something different
What is a Chemical Reaction
True or False
Reflection light bounces off
True
Name a way people can reduce waste.
a star is
massive self-luminous body of gas
Is water more or less dense than oil?
more dense
What does a food web tell about an ecosystem?
It identifies which organisms give energy to other organisms.
Is the sun a planet or star?
Star
What does an herbivore eat?
plants
sand and water - is it a mixture or a solution?
mixture
This is the process of when something is eroded away thanks to water or wind
What is Erosion?
How woud you seperate sugar and water?
evaportation
what does an omnivore eat?
plants and meat
What does a carnivore eat?
meat
This is what an animal who breaks down dead things is called
What is a decomposer?
T or F
Planets closer to the sun orbit faster than planets farther away.
True
Two forces moving against one another. 20 N to the right 40 N to the left. What type of force is this and which way will it move?
unbalanced; left
Sal is swinging. What type of energy is this?
kynetic
the greenhouse effect is
trapping of sun's warmth in planets lower atmosphere
What order are astronomical things in for a solar eclipse?
Sun, Moon, Earth
Fossil fuels are made from
made from decomposing plants and animals
gravitational potential energy
Which state of matter doesn't have a certain shape or volume?
gas