Planet Earth
Space
Animals, Life Cycles, and Ecosystems
Forces and Energy
Matter and Chemicals
100
Describe the climate in Phoenix, Arizona. BONUS: Name the specific climate
Hot and Dry (desert)
100
What is the name of the force exerted by Earth on objects?
Gravity
100
Name one trait a clown fish has to help it survive in its environment.
Gills, fins, camouflage, resistant to anemone stings
100
True or False:
A box will move if balanced forces are acting upon it
False
100
Using the chart, what mineral is metallic, silver, used in batteries?
Galena
200
What is the main physical feature you would have to consider when traveling from North Carolina to Tennessee?
Mountains (Blue Ridge/Great Smokey Mountains)
200
On which planet would the Sun be the dimmest AND why?
Pluto because it is the furthest from the Sun.
200
Which finch would be most likely to survive in an environment with nuts as the main food source? (hint: they would have to be able to crack them open)
Finch 1
200
True or False:
As the speed of an object increases, the energy of the object increases
True
200
Which state of matter has particles close together, but no specific shape?
Solid, liquid, or gas
Liquid
300
Explain how weathering and erosion created the rock formation you see here.
Wind/rain broke off tiny pieces of rock and smoothed it out over a long period of time.
300
On which planet would the force of gravity be the greatest AND why?
Jupiter because it is the largest planet shown.
300
Explain how energy moves through an ecosystem. Use the following in your response: Grass, Bear, Rabbit, Sun
Sun -> Grass -> Rabbit -> Bear
300
Describe how energy moves in the diagram of the car collision above.
When the red car hits the yellow car it transfers energy and stops, the yellow car moves as the energy is transferred
300
Give one characteristic of a chemical reaction (How do you know a chemical reaction is happening?)
change in color or temperature/a new substance is created
400
Name two sources of freshwater are available on Earth for human use.
lakes, rivers, groundwater
400
Using the position of the Earth and Sun in your response, explain why we experience day and night cycles. Bonus: use the words rotate and revolve in your explanation
As the Earth revolves around the Sun, it also rotates so different sides of the Earth are facing the Sun. When a side is not facing the Sun it is night, when it is it is daytime.
400
What do plants need in order to survive? Bonus: Name the process they need to turn energy from the sun into food
Water, Sunlight, Air (nutrients from soil too)
Bonus: Photosynthesis
400
Explain the energy conversion that occurs when you clap your hands.
motion energy --> sound energy
400
Explain what happens to the particles of water as it boils (turns from a liquid to a gas)
The particles move faster and spread out
500
Name two ways we can protect Earth’s resources.
Answers may vary
500
During which season would the man’s shadow be the shortest?
Summer
500
Name two things that could happen if humans over-fished the Herring population.
Answers may vary
500
Using the diagram above, which type of light wave would be the strongest AND why?
Gamma Ray because the waves are closer together
500
Which one of these options does NOT produce a chemical reaction:
a. baking soda and vinegar
b. mixing sugar into tea
c. a dirty penny dipped in vinegar
b. mixing sugar into tea