Energy
This type of energy is released through a nuclear reaction
Nuclear Energy
True or False
Rocks, light, and temperature are abiotic factors in the environment?
True
they are non-living
_________ water does not contain salt, such as lakes, rivers, and some wetlands.
Fresh
True or False
Jet streams are above Earth's surface and are high speed winds
True
Name something that uses electrical energy to produce heat energy
toaster, hot plate, stove, heater
Feeling heat from a fire without actually touching the flames is an example of what kind of heat transfer?
Radiation
The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with non living things make up a place called an
Ecosystem
True or False
The study of how organisms interact with their environment is called biology?
False
Ecology
There are four major types of these fronts
Weather fronts
How many days in a revolution around the sun
365 days
If a person is ready to perform a task, but ISN'T doing it yet, what kind of energy are they storing?
Potential Energy
True or False
A consumer produces its own food by using a process called photosynthesis
False
Producer
Tundra's, Taiga, deciduous forest, rainforest, grasslands, and deserts are regions that are called
Biomes
A process where water is always moving between the surface of Earth and atmosphere
Water Cycle
What does an omnivore eat?
plants and meat
True or False
In a pot of boiling water, particles are moving quickly making the water stand still and become cold
False
water particles move quickly and temperature rises
Commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism are what type of relationship?
Symbiosis
This unique place is where ocean water and fresh water meet
Estuaries
Another term for rain, sleet, or snow falling from the clouds
Precipitation
True or False
A V-shaped valley is caused by glacial erosion
False
river erosion
Objects that can be compressed or stretched like a rubber band have this kind of energy?
Elastic potential energy
A decomposer breaks down dead organisms and waste products. Give one example of a decomposer
bacteria, mold, fungi
This term describes the variety of all living organisms within an ecosystem and how they interact with each other
Biodiversity
What happens when water vapor changes into liquid water? Example: A cold can of soda develops drops of water on the outside of the can when taken out of the refrigerator.
Condensation
2 words
If something is more dense it will ________.
If something is less dense it will ________.
(think....water)
sink
float