Properties of Matter
Solid, liquid, and gas are all ________ states.
Physical
What is the gas form of water?
Water Vapor
Is the formation of a canyon a slow or rapid change?
Slow
What type of energy does a plant use for photosynthesis?
Light
Porcelain is _________. (magnetic or nonmagnetic)
Nonmagnetic
Which property of matter has a definite shape and particles close together?
Solid
A substance changing from a gas to a liquid is called ____________.
Condensation
Is a landslide moving large amounts of soil a rapid or slow change?
Rapid
What is the function of a plant's root system?
Obtaining Water
Animals breathe in ______ and breath out ______.
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide
Which state of matter expands, particles are spread out, and has no definite volume?
Gas
If a student saw a puddle at 8:00am and then noticed it was smaller at 11:00am, why was the puddle smaller?
Heat from the environment caused some of the water to evaporate
What two spheres are interacting when an animal drinks water?
Biosphere and Hydrosphere
What nonliving components (parts) of an ecosystem do plants need from their environments for photosynthesis?
water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight
A living plant, animal. creature, life form, etc. is called an _________.
Organism
Which two states of matter have a definite volume?
Solid and Liquid
What is the formula to find density?
density=mass/volume
Which two spheres are interacting when sand forms a dune?
Geosphere and the Atmosphere
What gas do trees take in/release? (two different answers)
Trees take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
Why does the Earth have day and night?
It rotates on an axis.
Which two states of matter can flow?
Liquid and Gas
A student mixed two chemical together and based on their observations they concluded a chemical reaction took place. What observation could have led them to that conclusion?
A temperature change, bubbles, an odor, or a color change
What are Earth's four spheres and their definitions?
Hydrosphere: all the water on Earth, in all its forms
Atmosphere: all the gases surrounding Earth
Geosphere: all the rocks, soil, and minerals that make up Earth
Biosphere: all the living things on Earth
What does a plant create and use as an energy source through photosynthesis?
Glucose
What be considered a producer in a food chain?
Ex: leaves, seeds, grass