Ecosystems
What is the word for animals that eat other animals?
Carnivores or predators
What is the force that pulls objects with mass toward Earth?
Gravity
What is the word for how much space something takes up?
Volume
What part of a plant moves water and nutrients up and down the plant?
The stem.
What is the word for an organism that breaks down waste or dead plants and animals?
Decomposer
Name an ecosystem that is good for plants and animals that are adapted to live in the heat.
Desert, rainforest, tropical beach
Why does the sun look bigger than other stars?
It is much closer!
What are the tiny things that everything is made of?
Particles or atoms.
If a ball collides with a marble, what will happen to the marble?
The marble will move forward because energy will transfer to it from the ball.
What is the geosphere?
The Earth, such as the rocks, soil, and landforms.
What three things does a plant need to go through photosynthesis?
Sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
How long does it take the Earth to make one orbit?
365 days, or a year
Solid, liquid, gas
How do we get energy from a wind turbine?
We use the motion energy when the wind pushes the blades and make it spin.
What color are the hottest stars?
Blue
Explain an example of interdependence in an ecosystem.
Animals or plants that help each other - for example bees and flowers, birds and deer, sea anemone and clownfish...
What is the distance used to measure how far away stars are?
Lightyears
Give an example of a physical change.
A haircut, folding a paper airplane, boiling water... anything that does not create new matter.
What is erosion?
When a force like wind or water moves bits of rock, soil, or sand to a new place.
What will happen next year when you go to middle school science?
You are going to show off your science knowledge, learn a ton, and I am going to miss you :)
How can an invasive species affect an ecosystem?
They might harm or take over an ecosystem because they eat too much food, reproduce quickly, or have no predators.
100 point bonus: Why can't we feel it move?
1,000 miles per hour
We can't feel it because it moves at a constant speed, and we can only feel changes in speed.
Explain why mixing vinegar and baking soda together is a chemical change.
A new substance is created - gas, and you can't change it back to vinegar and baking soda.
What are tectonic plates?
Pieces of the Earth's crust that slowly move over time.
What is a conductor?
Something electricity can travel through, such as wires.