Matter and Mixes
This is the name for the tiny "building blocks" that make up all matter.
What are atoms?
This is the main source of energy for almost all life on Earth.
What is the sun?
This is the name of the "sphere" that contains all the water on earth.
What is the hydrosphere?
hydro=water
This star is at the center of our solar system.
What is the sun?
This is a smart guess about what will happen in an experiment.
What is a hypothesis?
This is the only planet in our solar system known to have life (and pizza)!
What is the Earth?
This state of matter keeps its own shape and does not flow.
What is a solid?
This part of the plant soaks up water and keeps the plant in the ground.
What are the roots?
When water falls from the sky as rain or snow, it is called this.
What is precipitation?
Earth spinning in a circle like a top is called this.
What is rotation?
Scientists use this tool to see things that are too small for the human eye.
What is a microscope?
This giant sea creature is the largest animal to ever live-even bigger than a T-Rex!
What is a Blue Whale?
If you boil water, it turns into this gas.
What is water vapor?
An animal that only eats plants is called this.
What is a herbivore?
This is what we call the process of wind or water wearing away rocks and soil.
What is erosion?
If the sun is to your left, your shadow will be on this side.
What is the right side?
To keep an experiment fair, you should only change ______ thing at a time.
(hint: number)
What is one?
This "superpower" allows some animals, like chameleons, to blend into their surroundings.
What is camouflage?
This is what happens when you mix sugar into tea and it "disappears."
What is dissolving?
This is the process plants use to make their own food.
What is photosynthesis?
You can find most of the Earth's freshwater frozen in these.
What are glaciers?
This is why the stars look like they move across the sky at night.
What is because the Earth is spinning (rotating)?
This is the information or facts you collect during an experiment.
What is data?
This is the only type of rock that can actually float on water.
What is pumice?
True or False?
If you rip a piece of paper into tiny bits, it is still the same kind of matter?
(physical Change)
Humans and animals breathe in oxygen and breathe out this gas.
What is carbon dioxide?
This is the "sphere that includes all living things, like plants, animals, and you!
What is the biosphere?
Bio=life
This force keeps the moon orbiting around the Earth.
What is gravity?
After an experiment, you write this to explain what you learned.
What is a conclusion?
Hot liquid rock is called "magma" when it's underground, but it's called this once it erupts from a volcano.
What is lava?