Ecosystems
Name at least 2 examples of abiotic factors.
air, water, soil, rocks, light
List the 3 states of matter.
solid, liquid, gas
Glaciers are a part of which of the four spheres?
hydrosphere
the path an object takes as it travels around another object...
orbit
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
matter
Organisms that hunted are called _______ and the organisms that hunt them are called _______.
prey, predators
physical
Volcanoes are caused by...
plate movement
One ______ is Earth's complete spin on its axis.
rotation
An organism introduced to a new ecosystem and causes harm.
invasive species
The release of water vapor through the stomata of a plant is a process called....
transpiration
a state of matter with no definite shape or volume
gas
water stored in the cracks and spaces between particles of soil and underground rocks
groundwater
A ______ is one complete pass around the Sun.
revolution
The ability to work or change something...
A consumer that eats only animals is called....
a carnivore
a characteristic that can only be observed when there is a change in the type of matter
chemical change
the process of weathered rock moving from one place to another
erosion
When the Northern Hemisphere is having winter, the Southern Hemisphere is in what season?
summer
a type of organism made up of a single cell is called...
bacteria
water and nutrients
the way light bounces off an object.
reflectivity
What is a positive effect of floods?
When the Earth tilts toward the Sun, the temperatures are ______.
a mixture of substances that are blended so completely that the mixture looks the same everywhere
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