Physical Science
A tuna is an ocean fish that is well adapted to catching small, fast-moving prey. Which of the following adaptations most helps a tuna swim fast to catch its prey? A. large fins B. sharp teeth C. small gills D. tough scales
What is large fins?
Water that doesn't have much salt in it. This is the water we drink and find in most lakes and rivers.
What is Freshwater?
It takes approxiamately this amount of time for the Earth to orbit the sun
What is 1 year (365 days)?
A group of stars that appear to form a recognizable pattern or picture in the night sky. People long ago named these patterns after heroes, animals, and objects.
What is Constellation?
2 or more substances mixed together
What is Mixture?
Which of the following best represents one particular stage in a life cycle? A. a fish swimming B. a seed sprouting C. a leaf growing D. a dog eating
What is a leaf growing?
If a rock could be described as having very small grains of sand in different layers, it would probably be this type of rock.
What is sedimentary?
Layer of air where all weather occurs
What is Troposhere?
In the water cycle, rain, snow, or sleet falling to the ground is a form of this.
What is Precipitation?
A rollercoaster car going down one of the hills is an example of
What is Kinetic Energy?
Judy observed a new moon in the sky on a Tuesday evening. She will need to wait this many days until she sees the next new moon.
What is 28-30 days?
An organism that creates its own food through photosynthesis, serving as the base of the food chain
What is Producer?
Term for when a liquid changes to a solid.
What is freezing?
Many bacteria are decomposer organisms. The reason why they connect the food chain.
What is the return the nutrients back into the soil in order to help the plants grow?
Type of Heat transfer that travels in electromagnetic waves
What is Radiation?
The reason why we have different seasons on Earth. The answer has two parts....
What is Earth orbits the sun on its axis?
Two opposite magnetic poles
What is Repel?
Sandra measured the temperature of the water in the bowl in the early morning and in the late afternoon every day for five days. She observed that the temperature of the water was always higher in the late afternoon. Which of the following types of energy was she measuring?
What is Thermal Energy?
When traits (e.g. eye color) are passed down from parents to offspring
What is Inheritence?
The "breaking" process. It’s when nature (like wind or water wearing rock down over time; or even acid rain or the freezing/ thawing of ice) slowly cracks and crumbles big rocks into tiny pieces of sand or dirt
What is Weathering?
The process for moving sediment by wind, moving water, and or gravity.
What is Erosion?