Weather & Climate
What is a person who studies weather called?
Meteorologist
What are the 3 states of matter?
gas, solid, liquid
What plant structure makes seeds?
flower
What is a place where an animal lives called?
habitat
A student drops a button and a nickel, and they both fall to the floor. What causes both of these items to fall to the floor?
gravity
What is another name for hail, sleet, and snow?
precipitation
Where does condensation occur in the Water Cycle?
clouds forming
The spines of cacti protect the cacti from _______.
animals
What is it called when the colors and patterns on a turtle's shell help it blend in with the forest floor?
camouflage
How long does it take for Earth to complete one path around the Sun?
What instrument collects and measures the amount of rain that has fallen?
rain gauge
Where does the Water Cycle begin?
with the Sun
What is another word for germinate?
grow
Animals that eat other animals for food are classified as what?
predators
Who is credited with the discovery of Electricity?
Benjamin Franklin
What is an instrument that measures wind speed called?
anemometer
What process causes a wet towel to become dry?
evaporation
What part of the plant soaks up vitamins and minerals and stores food?
Roots
What is a group of organisms that produces organisms of the same kind called?
species
It is harder to push a box up a ramp with a rough surface than up one with a smooth surface because the rough surface provides more ______.
friction
The overall weather pattern in a certain area is called the ______.
climate
Ice is solid water that has a definite ______, but no definite ______.
shape; volume
What is the type of food that plants make in their leaves?
sugar
What is it called when a living thing copies the appearance of another living thing as a means of protection?
mimicry
What form of electricity is created when your hair stands up after rubbing a balloon on your head?
static