Rock Cycle
This rock type starts as any other rock but transforms under intense heat and pressure.
What is metamorphic rock?
"The plant grew taller in sunlight." Is this a Claim, Evidence, or Reasoning?
What is a claim
he tilt of this causes the seasons.
What is Earth's axis?
This type of energy comes from the sun and creates no greenhouse gases.
Solar Power
The place where an organism lives.
What is a habitat?
This is what we call melted rock below Earth's surface.
What is Magma
"In our data, plant A grew 5 cm and plant B grew 1 cm." What part of CER is this?
Evidence
This star stays almost directly above the North Pole.
What is Polaris (the North Star)?
Turning off these when not in use saves energy.
What is lights (electricity)
These are all the living parts of an ecosystem.
Biotic
The process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
"Because plants need sunlight for photosynthesis, they grow more with light." What part is this?
What is reasoning
The season with the shortest days
Winter
The greenhouse gas absorbed by plants
Carbon Dioxide
This term describes all the members of one species in an area.
What is Population
This process moves sediments to new places. (hint: water)
Erosion
Which part of CER answers the question: How do you know?
What is evidence
This imaginary line circles the middle of the Earth and separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. What is it called?
What is the equator?
Farms release this gas from animal waste and fertilizer.
What is Methane
This type of organism makes its own food using sunlight.
What is a producer?
Granite and basalt are both types of this rock, which comes from magma or lava.
What is Igneous Rock
True or False: Good reasoning always includes a scientific idea.
True
Earth is tilted at this number of degrees.
What is 23.5 degrees
This activity produces the most greenhouse gases worldwide.
Burning Fossil Fuels
A foreign organism brought to a new area that causes harm.
Invasive Species