Matter
Organisms
Forms of Energy
100
What is matter?
Anything that takes up space and has mass
100
What are materials used by living things for growth and for other life functions?
nutrients
100
The energy of motion is known as...
Kinetic energy
200
A characteristic that you can observe or measure directly is known as a...
Physical property
200
What are decomposers?
Living things that get energy by breaking down wastes and dead plant and animal matter
200
What is the form of energy that comes from an electric current?
Electrical energy
300
List at least three senses that you can use to describe a physical property
sight, smell, hear, taste, touch
300
What is the process called in which producers use carbon dioxide, water, and energy from the sun to make its own food?
Photosynthesis
300
The energy something has because of its position or condition is known as..
Potential energy
400
The amount of matter in an object is its..
mass
400
Compare producers to consumers
Producers make their own food while consumers eat other living things
400
A form of energy that can be released by a chemical change
Chemical energy
500
What are the 3 states of matter?
Solids, liquids, and gases
500
Compare how plants consume food to how animals consume food
Plants make their own food. Animals eat food.
500
The total potential energy and kinetic energy of an object is known as..
Mechanical energy
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