Forces
This object pulls objects down towards the center of the Earth.
What is gravity?
Day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere outside (EX: Rain or sun) are called this.
What is weather?
The preserved remains or traces of ancient plants and animals found in rock layers are called these.
What are fossils?
Features passed down from parents to offspring (like eye color or leaf shape) are called these.
What are inherited traits?
The variety of different living species in a specific ecosystem is known as this.
What is biodiversity?
This force resist motion when two surfaces rub against each other.
What is friction?
The long-term pattern of weather in a specific region over many years is is called this.
What is climate?
Deep rock layers are generally older than upper layers, which helps scientists determine this.
What is the age of fossils/ relative age?
Differences in traits among individuals of the same species (like different fur colors in puppies) are called this.
What is variation?
The stages an organism goes through from birth, to growth, reproduction, and death make up its.
What is a life cycle?
This type of force causes a spark when you touch a doorknob after rubbing your feet on a carpet.
What is static electricity?
Severe weather events including hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards are categorized as this type of weather.
What is wild/ severe weather.
Physical or behavioral characteristics that help an organism survive in its environment are called these.
What are adaptations?
A trait gained from learning or environmental influence (like riding a bike) is this type of trait.
What is an acquired or learned trait?
When organisms in an ecosystem need the same limited resources (like food or water), this occurs.
What is competition?
When equal forces act on an object in opposite directions, the forces are described as this.
What are balanced forces?
Engineers design structures such as windproof houses to protect against damage from these.
What are weather hazards/ severe storms and winds?
When an environment changes rapidly, organisms must adapt, move, or face this risk.
What is extinction/ dying out?
Changes in an organism's surroundings can alter its traits, such as plant growth affected by sunlight or this resource.
What is water/ nutrients?
Some animals form groups (like wolves in a pack or bees in a hive) primarily for this benefit.
What is survival (or protection/hunting)?
Opposite poles of two magnets (north and south) do this to each other.
What is attract?
Scientist collect rain, temperature, and wind measurements overtime to identify these.
What are weather patterns/ data patterns?
Scientists compare fossil structures to living organisms to learn about these.
What are fossil traits/ evolutionary orgins?
Individuals with favorable traits for their environment are more likely to survive and do this.
What is reproduce (or pass on traits)?
Projects designed to solve environmental issues caused by human activity are called these.
What are action projects (or engineering solution projects)?