Matter and Energy
Matter
What is the building block of all living things
The major source of energy that powers the movement of water throughout the environment
What is the sun
WEDCC stands for
What is weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction and cementation
When danger approaches, a black bear mother will send a warning call to her cubs. The cubs will then climb a tree, this behavior is -
What is a learned behavior
Formed by water depositing sediments at the mouth of a river
What is Delta
Name the four magnetic metals
What is steel, iron, nickel, cobalt
The rotation of Earth causes the apparent movement of the Sun across the sky from...
What is east to west
Coal, oil and natural gas are considered ___________ resources
What is non renewable
The shape of a bird's beak is a body structure that the bird has at birth, this structure is a/an-
What is a inherited trait
A beaker contains a mixture of sand, salt, gravel and iron fillings. Which substances are not soluble in water? Which are?
What is sand, gravel and iron fillings. Salt is soluble.
The Sun appears to change position or move across the sky during daylight hours. This is a result of
What is Earth's rotation
To form fossil fuels you need three things
What is time, pressure, heat
Tundra animals have adaptations such as thick coats that allow them to survive in the vast tundra. Musk ox have a thick fur coat -
What is to insulate from the cold tundra wind and water
The act of resistance on a moving object
What is friction
Students experiment with the flow of electricity in circuits. The teacher instructs them to wear rubber gloves because -
What is rubber gloves are insulators
Meteorologists are scientist who study weather conditions and climate patterns so they can prepare people for upcoming changes in the weather. The meteorologist's ability to forecast weather changes is the same as what skill?
What is making a prediction
Scientists are looking for ways to produce energy from natural materials, such as plants without depleting limited natural resources. Plants are considered a good alternative because they are -
What is renewable
Soil, air, water, temperature, wind, humidity are:
What is abiotic factors
Coal, oil/petroleum and natural gas are examples of
What is fossil fuels
The part of the mixture in which other substances are dissolved
What is solvent
The farthest planet from the sun
What is Neptune
Rock, gravel, sand, dirt is an example of
What is sediment
It is a community of living and nonliving things that live in and interact in a specific area.
What is ecosystem
Formed by a glacier weathering and eroding sediments
What is U-Shaped Valley