Matter
What are the three types of matter?
solid, liquid and gas
What are the two types of organisms?
producers- make their own food for their energy
and
consumers- eat other organisms for their energy
What is the ultimate source of every living things energy?
The sun
What are the 4 spheres that make up the earth?
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
What is gravity? Name one thing you know about it.
Gravity is the force that pulls things to the center of the earth.
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What is the difference in the states of matter?
the energy that the particles move
Do consumers need producers or do producers need consumers?
Consumers need producers
What are the three types of consumers?
herbivore-plant eating
carnivore-meat eating
omnivore-eat both
What does geo mean and name two things that are part of the geosphere.
geo-earth, land, rock
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Explain the difference between rotation and revolution
The earth rotates, meaning it spins on it's access. This gives us day and night. It also revolves or orbits around the sun, which gives us seasons and marks our calendar year.
Particles that move in a chaotic way are from which state of matter?
gas
Solid particles have little energy and stay in one place.
Liquid's particles slide around and change shape.
How do producers create their own food?
Photosynthesis
What is a decomposer and why do they matter?
Decomposers eat the dead things. They help waste and dead animals not pile up all over the world.
What does hydro mean and name two things that are part of the hydrosphere.
hydro means water
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What are constellations and name one thing interesting about them.
Constellations are a group of stars, that don't move in the sky, but were given different names and stories like Greek myths to help remember what each was.
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Name 2 properties of matter
texture reflectivity
color and shape
solubility electrical and thermal conductivity
hardness
magnetism
What two elements do producers USE to create their own food?
water and oxygen
If lions were extinct, how would this effect the grass population in an environment?
What does bio mean and name two things part of the biosphere.
bio means life
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Explain the lunar phases.
There are eight phases of the moon. The moon orbits the earth. It takes 28 days for the moon to complete it's orbit around the earth, which is about a month. We always see the same side of the moon.
Name a property of an apple.
Slightly hard, not magnetic, not soluble, red, round, shiny, does not electrical or thermally conducive.
Explain the process of photosynthesis.
Energy from the sun, oxygen from the air and water from the ground are soaked up by the plant. The plant then uses these elements to create sugar and carbon dioxide. The plant eats the sugar (sucrose) and gets rid of the carbon dioxide waste, which all other living things use to breathe.
Create a 4 organism food chain.
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Choose two different spheres and tell how they interact with one another.
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Name one constellation, one lunar phase, and which direction does the earth tilt for fall and winter months?
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The earth tilts away from the sun.