Structures and Functions
How do cheetah's spots help it survive?
It helps the cheetah to camouflage ifself when it is stalking it's prey.
The water in a fast moving river causes rocks to bump and scrape against one another. What will happen to the rocks over time?
They will get smaller.
What cases a change in the speed of a moving object?
force
How does light from the sun warm up water in a glass?
the water absorbs the sun's light energy
Which part of the plant makes most of it's food?
leaves
Freezing water in a cup and it resulting in a crack, is an example of ________________.
weathering
You need to push a box up a ramp. What two forces will work against you?
friction and gravity
A flashlight converts electrical energy into __________ energy.
light
Between a jack rabbit and coyote, which is the prey?
jack rabbit
How can people reduce the impact of an earthquake?
build houses that are designed to move with the earth
If two people are pulling on a rope with the same force, but in opposite directions, what will likely happen?
They will stay in the same place.
A smartphone converts electrical energy into __________ energy.
light and sound
Between a jack rabbit and coyote, which is the predator?
coyote
People build levees and dams to help protect against what type of natural hazard?
flood
Which ball will require the most amount of force to move across the floor?
basketball, bowling ball, volleyball, soccer ball
bowling ball
Earbuds converts electrical energy into __________ energy.
sound
What would help a jack rabbit stay safe from a predator?
Using its sense of hearing to hear its predator coming, then it can find shelter and escape the attack from the predator
If you were looking at rock layers, which layer of the rock is the oldest?
the bottom layer of the rock
What makes a science experiment fair?
perform repeated trails for the experiment
If you were camping and started rubbing sticks together to create a fire, what different types of energy transfer would happen?
kinetic energy and friction with rubbing the sticks together is transferred to heat energy, and heat energy is transferred to into light energy with the flames of the fire