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General Science
100

Loam is a mixture of ____________,  ____________ and _____________.

sand, humus and clay

100

a supporting framework, with a definite size, shape and purpose, that holds a load

What is a structure?

100

the reproductive part of the plant

What is a flower?

100

a push or pull that acts on an object

What is a force?

100

a scientist uses smell, taste, touch, sight and sound to understand

What are the senses?

200

organic matter used to improve the nutrient value of the soil

What is compost?

200

the Leaning Tower of Pisa needs a good one of these.

What is foundation?

200

the part of air that plants need to make food

What is carbon dioxide?

200

the force that pulls an object toward the centre of Earth

What is gravity?

200

Ms. Covey uses this online resource for inquiry research projects

What is Pebblego?

300

substances that are needed for healthy plant growth and development

What are nutrients?

300

My fence and deck are made up of ____________ and ______________

beams and posts

300

seeds start to grow in warm moist soil

What is germinate?

300

I use this force when I exercise.

What is muscular force?

300

The ________ of the plant is like the ___________________ of a structure.

Root and foundation

400

gradual loss of soil by wind and water forces

What is erosion?

400

There are 2 forces working on structures, they are _________________  and __________________.

What are tension and compresion?

400

the process that plants use to make their food

What is photosynthesis?

400

the force that occurs when 2 surfaces rub against each other, such as your running shoes on the ground

What is friction?

400
detailed records with measurements, illustrations, labels, and descriptive words

What are observations?

500

a place to dispose of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil, especially as a method of filling in or extending usable land.

What is landfill?

500

a person who designs buildings and in many cases also supervises their construction.

What is an architect?

500

the green coloring matter found mainly in the chloroplasts of plants that absorbs energy from sunlight to produce food from carbon dioxide and water during photosynthesis

What is chlorophyll?

500

the push or pull exerted by the pole of a ____________

What is magnetic force?

500

an educated guess or a guess you make on information you already know regarding the outcome of an experiment

What is hypothesis?

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