Properties of Matter
Force & Energy
Earth Changes
Earth & Space
Organisms
100
What are 3 properties of matter that can be observed or measured?
Density, Volume, Mass, Hardness, Color, Taste, Smell ... ect.
100
A force is a -
Push or pull on an object
100
What does W.E.D stand for?
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
100
Name the Planets in order.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
100
What is an APEX predator?
An consumer that hunts/eats other consumers and is at the top of the food chain/food web.
200
What tmeperature is needed to turn a gas back into a liquid?
Cold
200
What are the 5 types of energy?
MELTS - Mechanical, Electrical, Lights, Thermal, and Sound
200
What landform is created through deposition at the end of a river?
Delta
200
How many days are in the moon phase cycle around the Earth?
27 days
200
What is the difference between an inherited trait and an aquired trait?
Inherited - You get traits passed down from your parents or grandparents (eye or hair color)
Aquired - You recieve them in life (scar)
300
3 examples of materials that are bouyant in water. 2 example of material that is not bouyant.
Oil, Plastic, Wood, Cork, Balls...
Metal, Rubber, Glass, Rocks...
300
What is friction?
Friction is a contact force that happens between two surfaces that are touching.
300
What are the three main parts of the water cycle? Explain
Evaporation - Sun warms water and turns to water vapor
Condensation - Gas cools down and turns to tiny water droplets
Precipitation - Water falls like rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
300
Rotation is -
Revolution/Orbit is -
Rotation is when something (Earth) spins in place.
Revolution is when something (Earth) goes around something else (Sun).
300
What structure(s) of a plant is designed to help in reproduction?
Flowers and Fruit
400
What are the four descriptive words to describe the following...
Solid turning into a liquid -
Liquid turning into a gas -
Gas turning into a liquid -
Liquid turning into a solid -
Melting
Evaporation
Condensation
Freezing
400
What is Potential and Kinetic Energy?
Potential Energy is stored energy
Kinetic Energy is energy in motion
400
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is constantly changing and happening all the time.
Climate is established over a long period of time/
400
What phase of the moon is half dark on the right hand side?
3rd Quarter/Last Quarter
400
Explain the differences between the three types of consumers.
Herbivores - eat plants
Omnivores - eat both plants and animals
Carnivores- eat just animals
500
How do you seperate a solution of Salt and Water?
You have to boil the water until it evaporates and the salt will remain.
500
What would happen if I made a circuit using the following materials... explain.
A battery, a switch, wire, light bulb, and eraser.
The circuit would not work because the eraser is an insulator and insulators do not allow energy to flow.
500
Fossil Fuels like Oil and Natural Gas are created together. Coal is created seperately. How are they each created?
Oil and Natural Gas are created under water from plants and animal remains. Coal is made on land and just from plant remains.
500
What season is the Southern Hemisphere in on the planet ABOVE the sun?
Fall/Autumn
Reasoning: The planet to the right is Summer in the South because it is pointing to the sun. The planet to the left of the sun is Winter in the South because its pointing away from the sun. That means the one above is Fall because it is in between Summer and Winter.
500
Develop a food chain, tell me where it starts through where it ends (include primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers). DO NOT forget the most important part of any food chain/food web.
*SUN must be included!*
Answer varies: Example - Sun, grass, mouse, snake, and hawk.