Ecosystems
What are the non-living parts of an ecosystem called?
What are abiotic factors?
The temperature at which particles stop moving is called this?
What is Absolute Zero?
A bridge made with cables and towers is called this.
What is a suspension bridge?
These are the three types of rocks.
What are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic?
The green pigment in plants used for photosynthesis.
What is chlorophyll?
What type of symbiotic relationship benefits both species?
What is mutualism?
Heat moves in three ways: conduction, convection, and ____.
What is radiation?
The type of force that pulls materials apart.
What is tension?
This theory explains how continents move over time.
What is continental drift?
The process by which water evaporates from a plant’s leaves.
What is transpiration?
What are the four main things all living things need to survive?
Food, water, shelter, and air.
A bimetallic strip is most often found in this kind of device.
What is a thermometer?
A structure made from many connected triangles.
What is a truss?
The point underground where an earthquake starts.
What is the focus?
This method of farming avoids chemicals.
What is organic farming?
What do we call the measure of how much a person impacts the environment?
Ecological footprint.
The amount of energy a material can store is called this.
What is heat capacity?
When a material bends and doesn't return to its original shape, it’s called this.
What is plastic deformation?
The scale used to measure earthquake magnitude.
What is the Richter scale?
A structure in Alberta that helps grow food all year long.
What is a greenhouse?
What’s the difference between predator-prey and symbiosis?
Predator-prey involves one organism killing another, symbiosis is a long-term interaction without necessarily killing.
The fourth state of matter, found in lightning and neon signs.
What is plasma?
Structures fail due to this weakening caused by repeated stress.
What is metal fatigue?
This term refers to the preserved remains or traces of ancient life.
What are fossils?
This process describes the first sprouting of a seed.
What is germination?