Properties of Matter
This property explains why some objects float and others sink in water.
What is relative density?
A push or pull on an object is called this.
What is a force?
The Sun is one of these.
What is a star?
The process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
The role an organism plays in its environment is called this.
What is a niche?
A material that allows electricity to pass through it.
What is a conductor?
If you push a toy car harder, it will move____.
What is faster or farther?
The movement of Earth on its axis causes this phenomenon or event.
What is day and night?
This process moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
What is erosion?
This structure helps plants make their own food.
What are leaves?
Cooking oil floats on water because it is less this than water.
What is dense?
When conducting an experiment, you change this to change the result of the experiment.
What is the independent variable?
The movement of Earth around the Sun.
What is revolution?
Coal, oil and natural gas are examples of this kind of resource.
What are nonrenewable resources?
A cactus has thick waxy stems to help it survive in the desert. This is an example of this.
What is an adaptation?
Which physical property would BEST help you determine if an object is a metal?
What is the ability to conduct thermal or electrical energy?
A student tests how far a ball rolls when pushed with different strengths. What is the dependent variable?
What is the distance the ball rolls?
The moon has these, as it changes shape during the month.
What are phases?
Water, wind and sunlight are examples of this type of resource.
What are renewable resources?
This is the function of roots in a plant.
What is to absorb water and nutrients and anchor the plant?
Two objects are the same size and shape, but one sinks and one floats in water. What property must be different?
What is density?
You repeat trials in a force experiment in order to make results more this.
What is accurate or reliable?
Why do we see different constellations at different times of the year?
What is because Earth revolves around the Sun, changing our view of space?
A canyon was formed after many years of moving water wearing away rock. These two processes caused this landform.
A population of rabbits increases. Soon, food becomes limited and the population decreases. What is the MOST likely cause of this change?
What is limited resources?