Unit 1 and 2
Name the two subjects used in engineering
science and math
Name 2 producers
anything that makes its own food
True or false: A native species harms the environment it is in.
False!! It already existed in an environment.
Around what time of day is the sun the highest?
noon/12pm
The original source of all energy is the __________.
sun
Name all 3 states of matter
solid, liquid, gas
Name 2 consumers
anything that eats another organism to survive
Correctly place the following organisms in a food chain.
fish, algae, shark, seal
algae, fish, seal, shark
Finish the definition:
Gravity is a _______ that pulls everything towards ____________.
force / the center of the Earth
Matter cannot be __________ or ____________.
created / destroyed
Determine whether the following is a mixture or solution.
Fruit salad
Mixture
Name the 2 things plants create from photosynthesis
sugar and oxygen
Correctly place the following organisms in a food chain.
hawk, grass, snake, mouse
grass, mouse, snake, hawk
Name all 4 spheres
biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere
Define a decomposer.
An organism that breaks down other dead organisms.
Determine whether the following is a mixture or solution.
Slime
Solution
Name the 3 things plants need to perform photosynthesis
carbon dioxide, sunlight, water
Correctly place the following organisms in a food chain.
penguin, krill, phytoplankton, seal
phytoplankton, krill, penguin, seal
Trash in the ocean affects which two spheres?
Biosphere and hydrosphere
Name the thing that makes everything have weight.
Gravity
Which comes first in the design process:
Evaluate the test results or brainstorm possible designs
brainstorm possible designs
finish the definition.
A habitat is the place an animal lives and __________.
Name something an invasive species might do
various answers accepted
Explain the difference between weathering and erosion.
Weathering: breaks down/wears down sediment
Erosion: moves the sediment
Define a constraint.
A limit placed on the solution you are designing. Think: time, safety, money, materials.