Patterns of Earth and Sky
What is the only star in our Solar System?
The Sun
A tiny piece of matter that is too small to see is called an _________.
atom
Which sphere of the Earth is all of the WATER on Earth?
Hydrosphere
What type of diagram shows how energy flows in an ecosystem?
A food chain or a food web
What type of organism makes its own food from energy, water, and air?
What is a producer (or plant)?
If the Sun is directly above me, what time of day is it?
12 pm, Noon
List 3 properties of a marshmallow.
Possible answers: white, sweet, sticky, soft, squishy
What is the process called when water vapor gets cold and turns into a liquid water drop or rain?
Condensation
What is the process in which plants make their own food using energy from sunlight called?
Photosynthesis
What do the arrows in a food chain or food web represent?
What is the flow of energy (or "what eats what")?
The sun appears to rise in the ________ and set in the _______.
East, West
Which property of molecules causes water and sugar to mix and dissolve?
Attraction
Where is most of Earths water located?
a) groundwater after it rains
b) in the atmosphere as water vapor
c) salt water in the ocean
d) freshwater, like lakes, rivers, streams, etc.
c) salt water in the ocean
How do decomposers help in an ecosystem? (what do they do AND what do they return back to the soil? Must answer both parts)
They break down dead organisms AND return nutrients into the soil
What term describes an organism's complete role or "job" in its ecosystem?
What is a niche?
Why don't we see a lot of stars in the daytime?
Possible answer: The Sun outshines the other stars during the daytime because it is the CLOSEST Star to Earth. It looks brighter than other stars that are further away. We can see more stars at night because at nighttime we are facing away from the Sun.
Martha was making hot chocolate. The milk weighed 5 grams, and the powder weighed 2 grams. How many grams would the mixture weigh?
7 grams
When water evaporates, it goes from the hydrosphere into the ______-sphere.
atmo
Name 3 animals that would be at the TOP of a food chain/ food web.
Possible answers: Lion, Shark, Eagle, Crocodiles, etc.
In a traditional energy pyramid, about how much energy moves up from one level to the next?
What is 10 percent?
Why do we see different stars at different time of the year?
Possible Answer: We see different stars/ constellations throughout the year because the Earth ORBITS the Sun once a year. The Earth is in different positions/ locations around the Sun and at nighttime we face different stars. The stars do not move, the Earth moves/ orbits around the sun.
The "stuff" that all things are made of, which has mass and takes up space.
What is matter?
List 3 different types of Precipitation.
Rain, snow, hail, sleet, drizzle
What do we call a living thing, such as a plant or an animal?
What is an organism?
Potholes form in the winter when liquid water seeps into cracks in the road, freezes, and expands. What two spheres are interacting?
What are the hydrosphere and geosphere?