Earth Science
Life Science
Energy Transfer through
Electricity and Magnetism
Electricity and Magnetism
Circuits, Conductors, & Insulators
Types of Magnets
Microorganisms
100
Which natural disaster causes magma to flow through an opening in Earth's crust?
What is a volcano?
100
What is an organism?
What is a living thing?
100
Static electricity is a form of ______________________.
What is Naturally occurring electricity?
100
The negative charge that orbits the nucleus in the atom.
What is an electron?
100
What is a positive charge that surrounds the nucleus in an atom?
What are protons?
100
What are microorganisms?
What are Tiny living things that can only be seen with a microscope and not the naked eyes.
200
What is the process in which layers of a substance form gradually over a period of time?
What is deposition?
200
What is the living and nonliving things in an area?
What is an ecosystem?
200
Objects with the same charge will _________, while objects with opposite charges will __________.
What is repel; attract?
200
How are conductors and insulators different?
What are conductors are materials that allow energy to pass through easily, and insulators do not.
200
What is a pushing or pulling force between objects?
What is magnetism?
200
All organisms are grouped into one of 3 domain. What are they?
What are bacteria, archaea, eukarya, or eukaryota.
300
What is a device used to measure the movement of the ground during an earthquake?
What are seismographs?
300
What is the study of how things are classified?
What is taxonomy?
300
Sandy and Andre are studying electricity in their science class. They want to make a table that compares static electricity to current electricity. The table is shown below, but it is not yet complete. What might go where the X is in the table?
A battery-powered toy starts to move
C Rubbing a balloon on your head causes your hair to stand up
D A flashlight is turned on with a switch
What is rubbing a balloon on your head causes your hair to stand up?
300
True or False: Is heat is the energy of these particles when they move.
What is true.
300
What is a permanent magnet?
What is a magnet that is always on? It retains its magnetic properties for a long time.
300
What is the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
The prokaryotic organisms lack a nucleus and membrane-bound cells and eukaryotic cells have both.
400
What is beach reclamation?
What is the process of reclaiming the beach from erosion?
400
What are animals that may have hair or fur, give live birth, are warm-blooded, breathe with lungs, and a mother's body provides milk for the baby?
What are mammals?
400
Name 4 different ways that electricity is harnessed
What is by wind, water, geothermal, and solar energy
400
Will this light bulb light up in the circuit? Why or why not?
No, because the switch is open.
400
Will these magnets repel or attract each other?
What is repel?
400
What is bioremediation?
What is the artificial process of using live organisms to clean up the environment.
500
Technology can be improved over time to meet the needs of society. Which is an example of an improvement that can cause people to be better protected from natural hazards?
What is stream gauges that provide data on possible flooding?
500
What is a cold-blooded animal, that can live on land and water, lay eggs, have smooth, moist skin, and breathe with lungs when they get older?
What are amphibians?
500
Which of the following are ways humans harnessed electricity?
A. hydroelectric dams
B. lightning
C. coal power plants
D. wind
E. static electricity
F. solar panels
What are hydroelectric dams, coal power plants, wind, and solar panels?
500
What are the 4 main parts of a simple circuit?
What are the wire, switch, light bulb, and battery?
500
What are the parts to create an electromagnet?
What is a battery, a wire coiled around the cylindrical part of the battery, and a nail
500
How are microorganisms helpful to human and the environment?
What is they are used to make food, help with digestion in human and animal, and help with the nitrogen cycle.