Properties of Matter
Objects that sink in water are ____________.
More dense
The process of sediments being dropped in a new location
Deposition
The buildup of land by dropping sediment and soil in a new location
Deposition
A coyote drinking water from a stream, is what type of interaction?
A living thing interacting with a nonliving thing in its environment.
An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms
Consumer
Slows down or stops the flow of electricity or heat
Insulator
The process of sediments moving or being carried away
Erosion
Sand dunes are large hills of sand. The process that formed this landform is ________ by _____________.
deposition by wind
A cottontail rabbit eating grasses and twigs, is what type of interaction?
An interaction between two living things.
An organism that gets energy by breaking down dead plants and animals
Decomposer
Objects that float in water are ___________.
Less dense
The process of rock breaking apart into smaller pieces called sediment
Weathering
A canyon is a deep gorge in the surface of Earth. The process that formed this landform is ___________ by _________.
erosion by moving water
A fire ant digging a tunnel in sandy soil, is what type of interaction?
A living thing interacting with a nonliving thing in its environment.
An organism that makes its own food using energy from the Sun
Producer
An example of this property occurs when sugar is mixed in water
Solubility or Dissolves
Layers of sediment can be formed into sedimentary rock when they are _____________ and ___________.
Compacted and cemented together
A low area between higher areas like mountains that form a U shape in the land are called U-shape valleys. The process that formed this landform is __________ by ___________.
erosion by moving ice (glacier)
A honey bee pollinating a wildflower, is what type of interaction?
An interaction between two living things.
A consumer that gets its energy by eating producers
Herbivore
This type of material are conductors because they allow electricity to flow through them
All metals
Fossil Fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud. What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form?
Decaying organisms
or
Dead plants or animals
A delta is a triangle-shaped landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into another body of water. The process that formed this landform is _______ by ___________.
Bacteria living in the mouth of a horse, is what type of interaction?
An interaction between two living things.
A consumer that gets its energy by eating both consumers and producers
Omnivore