Once in a blue Moon
Space Balls
To infinity and beyond
Where in the world
Land of the lost
100
What causes the seaons?
Earths tilt and revolution
100
List three characteistcs of the Inner Planets
small rocky short orbits
100
What is the purpose of the Internationl Space Station?
Lab in space (test the effects of space)
100
Define ecosystem
All the living and nonliving parts of an environment
100
How are producers and consumers different?
Producers: make their own food Consumers: needs to eat consumers
200
What causes day and night?
Earths rotation
200
List three characteristics of the Outer Planets
large gaseous cold
200
What was the purpose of Sputnik I?
First satellite to orbit Earth
200
What is ecology?
The study of the relationships of organisms and all the abiotic factors
200
What is the job of a decomposer?
Eats/breaks down dead and decaying organisms
300
What is the difference between revolution and rotation?
Revolution: an object travels around anothe Rotation: an object spins on its axis
300
What force keeps the planets in place?
Gravity
300
Where did the Apollo mission go?
The moon
300
List three biotic factors in an environment
animals plants bacteria ANYTHING LIVING
300
How is a food chain different from a food web?
Food chains:show one flow of energy Food web: show many flows of energy
400
What is the difference between a natural and an artificial satellite?
Artifiial satellite: man made object that obits a planet Natural satellite: the moon
400
List one characteristic for each: comets, asteroids, and meteors
Comets: made of ice, dust and rock Asteroids: smaller than planets larger than meteoroids, made of rock Meteors: small, "shooting stars"
400
How is the new space shuttle better than the old ones?
Can be flown to land exactly where the astronauts want.
400
List three abiotic factors
air water sun light ANTHING NOT LIVING
400
What is an energy pyramid?
Shows the biomass at different levels in the environment
500
1. What happens to weight as gravity increases? 2. What happens to mass as gravity increases?
1. Weight increases 2. Mass remains the same
500
List three reasons why Pluto is no longer a planet
very small irregular orbit orbit crosses that of another planet
500
Why are space probes used more than astronauts?
Space probes can go places astronauts cannot (long distances and harsh conditions)
500
Which is bad and which is good and which is both? commensalim parasitism mutualism symbiosis
GOOD: commensalism, mutualism, symbiosis BAD: none BOTH:parasitism
500
Create a food chain with five parts (be sure to label each as a producer, consumer or decomposer)
check pictures
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