Space
Life
Earth
Inquiry/Lab
Cycles
100
Name and describe Beginning stage of the star existence cycle Stage our sun is in Next stage for sun Final stage for our sun (while still burning)
Nebula- cloud of dust and gas where stars form Main sequence- burning hydrogen Red Giant- cools and expands White Dwarf- hot and small core
100
Relationship like a flea on a dog. The flea bites the dog and drinks the blood for nutrition.
Parasitism
100
Type of rock made through erosion, deposition, and compaction. The only type with fossils.
Sedimentary
100
A mistake in an experiment
FLAW
100
Name and describe the four main steps of the water cycle.
Evaporation- water heated and changes to a gas Condensation- water cooled and changed to liquid Precipitation- water too heavy and falls Run-off- water flows from high areas to bodies of water
200
Shape and name of our galaxy.
spiral Milky way
200
Relationship like a hermit crab and worm. The worm lives on the crab's shell. This neither hurts nor helps the crab.
commensalism
200
Rock formed from volcanic lava and magma cooling and hardening.
Igneous
200
An adequate sample size in an experiment
three trials or more
200
What are the three items needed for a plant to complete photosynthesis (the process of making sugar)?
sunlight, water and carbon dioxide
300
Measures distance in space, from stars and galaxies
light years
300
Relationship like the plover bird and crocodile. The bird eats the things stuck in the crocodile's teeth.
mutualism
300
Which layer of rocks is usually the oldest? What is one reason this could be false?
The bottom, unless there has been uplift from an earthquake or erosion.
300
The parts of the experiment that stay the same
controls
300
What gas do plants give off? What gas do animals give off? What gas does fire give off?
Plants- oxygen Animals- carbon dioxide Fire- carbon dioxide
400
Cause of seasons
Tilt
400
the hunter and the hunted like the lion and zebra
predator and prey
400
Name the four ways plates move (or name them) and what they form during each movement.
together- convergent- mountains apart- divergent- new land overlap- subduct- volcanoes rub- transform- earthquakes
400
What is the difference between independent and dependent variables?
Independent is the one that is changed (tested) Dependent is the one that is measured to find the answer
400
Name the following about the nitrogen cycle How do animals get nitrogen? How does the soil get nitrogen? How does the air get nitrogen?
Animals- eat plants Soil- feces and decay Air- lightning
500
What is a shooting star?
Meteor on fire from friction in the Earth's atmosphere
500
Name the types of consumers. One that eats only plants, one that eats only animals and one that eats both.
Plants- herbivore Animals- Carnivore Both- Omnivore
500
explain the difference between a renewable and nonrenewable energy source. Give two examples of each.
renewable is unlimited or easy to replenish such as wind, water, solar, geothermal, nuclear, biomass Nonrenewable is limited, it will eventually run out such as coal, oil (petroleum) and natural gas.
500
Sara wondered which brand of diaper would hold the most water. She poured 100 mL of water on each diaper and dumped any extra water of the diapers after 5 minutes. Identify the independent variable, dependent variable and one control from this Purpose.
Independent- brand of diaper Dependent- amount of water each holds Control- same: size diaper, type of water, time before pouring off water, amount of water, etc.
500
In an energy pyramid, where is the total amount of energy the most and the least? What energy is given off?
Most- bottom (producers or plants) Least- top (consumers) Energy- heat
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