Forms of Energy
Which form of energy occurs when objects fall to the ground.
Gravitational
What do we call ecosystems that have many tall trees and heavy rainfall?
Rainforest
The process in which rocks are formed and changed is called ________?
The rock cycle
Plants are producers that make their own food through the process of?
Photosynthesis
What type of wave travels in one direction as particles pass their energy to the next particle.
Transverse
The form of energy that moves between objects of different temperatures is:
Heat energy
Thermal energy
An example of non-living things in an ecosystem are: (name 3)
Rocks, Soil, Water, Air
Fossils are most likely found in which type of rock?
Sedimentary
A warm blooded animal that usually has fur/hair, produces milk, and gives birth is called a _____?
Mammal
Sound travels in waves. The waves produced by sound are (what type of waves?)
longitudinal
When objects are at rest, they have ______ energy. When objects are in motion, they have _____ energy.
Potential, kinetic
Give an example of a behavioral adaptation that animals make when the weather gets colder.
migration/ move to a new location
hibernation/ find shelter to sleep through winter
huddle together
When magma from beneath the crust rises and cools down, it forms what type rock?
Igneous rock
Consumers eat only plants, only meat, or both. The three types of consumers are called ______, _______, and _______.
carnivore, omnivore, herbivore
The ____________ is how many waves pass per second.
frequency
What form of heat energy occurs when you are warmed by the heat from a fireplace?
Radiation
The energy flow chart describes how energy flows from one organism to another. All energy comes from the sun. Name the 3 other components in which energy (food) is made by, used by, and broken down by animals.
Producer, consumer, decomposer
Rock particles are carried by wind and water in the process of ________ and can later form __________ (this type of) rocks.
Erosion, sedimentary
Animals that have a backbone are called ______ and animals that don't have a backbone are called _______
Vertebrate, invertebrate
Wavelengths are the distance between two waves. Longer wavelengths mean _________ energy, while shorter wavelengths means _________ energy. (more or less)
less, more
What is it called when light bends at an angle such as in a rainbow or drop of water?
Refraction
Describe a physical adaptation of a plant and animal that lives in the desert.
Cactus - thick stem to hold water/ spikes to protect water from predators
Camel - Hump to hold water/ wide feet to walk on sand
Light color to blend in with sand
Lizards - Camouflage to blend in
Due to heat and pressure, the igneous rock granite can be transformed into the __________ rock called _________?
metamorphic, gneiss
Plants take in ______ and convert it to ______ for us to breathe.
carbon dioxide, oxygen
transverse waves are a type of _____________ wave in which they do not need a medium (matter) to travel through. It can even travel through a vacuum such as space.
electromagnetic