Earth Systems
Which Earth system includes all living things?
Biosphere
What causes day and night on Earth?
Earth's rotation
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
What do we call an organism that makes its own food using sunlight?
Producer
Information collected during an experiment, such as measurements or observations, is called what?
Data
Which Earth system includes air and weather?
Atmosphere
How long does Earth take to orbit the sun?
One year
During evaporation, water turns from a liquid to a what?
Gas
What breaks down dead plants and animals in an ecosystem?
Decomposers
When scientists use their senses or tools to notice and record information, this is called what?
Observation
What is the water cycle process called when water vapor cools into clouds?
Condensation
What force keeps planets orbiting the sun?
Gravity
Is melting ice a physical or chemical change?
Physical
If a predator population increases too much, what will most likely happen to the prey population?
It will decrease (goes down)
A conclusion based on observations and prior knowledge is called what?
Inference
Which Earth system includes rocks, soil, and landforms?
Geosphere
The pattern of stars seen in the night sky that forms a recognizable shape is called what?
Constellation
Two or more substances combined without changing chemically
Mixture
What do arrows in a food web show?
The flow of energy
Facts, data, or observations that support a scientific claim are called what?
Evidence
Explain one way the hydrosphere and atmosphere interact.
Evaporation/precipitation
Earth rotates on an imaginary line that runs through the North and South Poles. What is this imaginary line called?
The axis
Name the three common states of matter.
Gas, liquid, solid
When living and nonliving things interact together in an environment, what is this called?
An ecosystem
A diagram, replica, or representation used to explain something in science is called what?
Model