What is James Bonds code name?
007
What is a producer?
A producer is an organism that makes its own food!
What does every food chain start with?
The sun! :)
The first rule of particle theory is that all matter is made out of particles ..
Name the three (main) states of matter!
Solid, Liquid and Gas!
Which of the following is not a type of rock?
a) Igneous
b) Sedimentary
c) Metamorphic
d) Elemental
d) Elemental
What is the name for the plastic or metal tube found on the ends of shoelaces?
An aglet
What is a consumer?
A consumer is an organism that cannot produce its own food so it must eat other plants and animals for energy.
Describe what an omnivore is:
The particles are always moving!!!
Which state of matter do the particles move the least?! (They are said to vibrate in place.)
Solid!
What are sediments?
Very small pieces of something.
(sand, rock, dirt)
What do you call a group of flamingos?
A flamboyance!
What is a decomposer?
A decomposer is an organism that consumes dead plants and animals!
What is the difference between herbivores and carnivores?
HERBivores eat only plants.
Carnivores eat only meat/animals.
Which two states of matter can change their shape?
Gas and liquid.
Which type of rock is formed by heat and pressure deep inside the Earth?
Metamorphic
Which 3 zodiac signs are water signs?
Cancer, Pisces and Scorpio.
What is a biome?
A biome is classified as a set of related ecosystems.
Ex: Usually forests house similar animals.
Would a mouse ever be at the beginning of a food chain? Why or why not?
No. Food chains start with:
a) The sun
b) A producer, that uses the sun to create energy for itself.
A consumer (mouse) would never be at the beginning of a food chain.
What would happen to the particles of an ice cube, if you started heating it up on a stove?
The particles would start to move faster and faster the more they heat up.
The particles would also become less and less structured and move farther and farther apart!
The ice cubes (solid) would turn to water (liquid) and eventually evaporate (gas) into the air.
What is the term for when sediments are moved from one location to another?
Deposition
The iconic “Hollywood” sign originally spelled out what word?
Hollywoodland
What is an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is a specific area where plants, animals and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life.
Ecosystems contain biotic or living parts, as well as abiotic factors, or nonliving parts. Biotic factors include plants, animals and other organisms
Why are all food chains actually food webs?
Because animals eat more than one thing!
Usually most consumers in the food chain are eating more than one plant and/or animal.
Food chains are isolated parts of food webs that help us understand producers and consumers better.
The particles theory also states that the particles are attracted to each other!!
Which state of matter are the particles the LEAST attracted to each other?
GAS!!
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering breaks down rocks, minerals and soil through direct contact with the environment.
Erosion is caused by wind, water and ice moving the broken pieces or rock, minerals and/or soil, leading to changes in the landscape.