Matter and Energy
Space
Earth
Vocabulary
100
Matter
What is the building block of all living things
100
The major source of energy that powers the movement of water throughout the environment
What is the sun
100
WED stands for
What is weathering, erosion and deposition
100

The natural process of breaking down rocks, soils, and minerals into smaller pieces at or near the Earth's surface.

Weathering

200
Students notice that an object changes position and motion when it is pushed or pulled. The students are making -
An observation
200

How do we get seasons?

The tilt of Earth’s axis as it orbits the Sun.

200
Coal, oil and natural gas are considered nonrenewable resources because
There is a limited supply and they cannot be replenished in a short period of time
200
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity
300

A beaker contains a mixture of sand, salt, gravel and iron fillings. Which substances are not soluble in water? Which are?

Salt, gravel and iron fillings are not. 

Salt is soluble.

300
The Sun appears to change position or move across the sky during daylight hours. This is a result of
What is Earth's rotation
300
To form fossil fuels you need four things
What is time, pressure,prehistoric animals and plants and compaction
300
The act of resistance on a moving object
What is friction
400
Students experiment with the flow of electricity in circuits. The teacher instructs them to wear rubber gloves because -
Rubber gloves are insulators
400
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
400
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
400

The process where water vapor (a gas) cools down and changes back into liquid water

Condensation

500
The part of the mixture in which other substances are dissolved
What is solvent
500

What is the third planet from the Sun?

What is Earth

500
Rock, gravel, sand, dirt is an example of
What is sediment
500

An electrical path that is incomplete or broken, preventing electricity from flowing

Open Circuit

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