Earth Science
This is the word that means "All the land and rocks on Earth"
Geosphere
This is the force that pulls object toward each other
gravity
When you look in the night sky, how can you tell which stars are close and which are far away?
See how bright they are.
Brighter stars are closer, dimmer stars are far away.
This is the type of air that plants "breath"
Carbon Dioxide
This is an organism that can create its own energy
producer
This is the state of matter that the outer crust of Earth is in.
solid
This is the direction that Earth's gravity always pulls
down
The sun appears to move from _____ to _____ in the sky throughout the day
East to West
Plants need water, air, and light, but they do not need this.
soil
This is an organism that has to eat to get energy.
consumer
This is the word that describes the process of rock breaking down, it's strong enough to smooth a mountain.
erosion
This is a space rock that got too close to Earth, and the Earth's gravity pulled it in
meteor
Because your shadow points away from the sun, when the sun rises in the East, your shadow points what direction?
West
This is the name of the process plants use to make their own food.
photosynthesis
This is an organism that breaks down dead things to put their nutrients back in the soil.
decomposer
Wind, _____, and living things are the major agents of erosion
water
The _____ a light source is to you, the brighter it looks
closer
Is your shadow shortest when the sun is rising, high overhead, or setting?
high overhead
This is the word that means "a picture of who eats what in an ecosystem"
food chain or food web
Give an example of a producer
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When you throw a ball, it goes forward and down. What force pulls it down?
gravity
This is the reason why the sun looks so bright to us
It is much closer to us than any other stars
Throughout the day, your shadow gets _____ and then _____.
shorter and then longer
living thing
Give an example of a decomposer
(Answers vary)