Energy Flow
Plants get energy through a process called ________
Photosynthesis
True or False
Living things depend on each other for food.
True
True or False
Force is the push or pull of an object.
True
When a planet moves around another object in space, that is called an _____.
Orbit
What is the main source of energy for all things on Earth?
The Sun
Plants make their own food (or energy) with what 3 things?
Sunlight, Water, Oxygen
What is a producer?
Something (a plant) that makes its own food.
A scientific tool used to measure how much force is needed to move an object is a _______ scale.
Spring
One rotation of Earth takes how long?
1 day
Some animals have these to help them survive in their environment. For example: camouflage
Adaptations
How do animals get energy?
By eating other plants or animals
Animals that eat other things are examples of what?
Consumers
The force that pulls things down toward the center of Earth.
Gravity
One revolution takes how long?
1 year- 365 days
An __________ is the area where living things interact.
ecosystem
This process shows how energy moves through living things.
grass--->grasshopper--->mouse--->snake
food chain
When a plant or animal dies, it is broken down by _____. This includes bacteria and fungi.
Decomposers
A scientist that studied gravity because an apple fell on his head while he was sitting under a tree.
Sir Isaac Newton
The imaginary line that the earth spins on is called the Earth's _____. This spinning causes day and night.
axis
The continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation.
The Water Cycle
Leaves have tiny cells that trap sunlight called_____.
chloroplasts
What's the difference between herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores?
Herbivores eat plants, Carnivores eat animal meat, Omnivores eat both plants and animals.
What is kinetic energy?
The energy of motion
What causes the Earth to have different seasons?
The Earth's revolution around the sun.
The type of rock that is formed by heat and pressure.
Metamorphic Rocks