What are the 4 major parts of a simple circuit?
Load, switch, wires and power source (battery)
Where does a plant produce its food?
Leaves
What do you call a mountain that builds up around an opening in the Earth's crust?
Volcano
How long does it take Earth to orbit the Sun?
365 day or 1 year
What do you call a scientist who studies the weather?
Meteorologist
In a _________ circuit, if one bulb burns out, the others will not work.
Simple or series
Which desert animal never has to drink water?
Kangaroo rat
What do we call the seven large land areas on Earth?
Continents
What is the name of our solar system?
Milky Way
In the water cycle, rain, hail, sleet and snow are examples of what?
Precipitation
What do you call a material that does not let electricity pass through easily?
Insulator
Which is the only mammal that can fly?
A bat
What metal is found inside the Earth's core?
Iron
The path Earth makes around the Sun is called?
An orbit
What is the largest organ of the human body?
In order for a circuit to work, the path must be?
Closed
What 3 things do plants need for photosynthesis?
Water, carbon dioxide and sunlight
What do you call rocks formed by heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
What is found between Mars and Jupiter?
Asteroid belt (Asteroids)
What is the natural process that causes one kind of rock to change into another kind?
Rock cycle
What do you call a circuit that has 2 or more paths?
Parallel circuit
What are the 3 biotic parts of an ecosystem?
Producers, consumers and decomposers
What is causing our continents to move?
Tectonic plates
Which planet has the most volcanoes?
Venus
Which organ do insects not have?
Lungs