The Earth System
Modeling Matter
Ecosystem Restoration
Patterns of Earth and Sky
Science Words & Tools
100

What is the air around Earth called?

Atmosphere

100

What do we call two or more substances mixed together?

Mixture

100

Is tiger a carnivore, omnivore or herbivore? 

carnivore

100

What shape is the Moon?

Sphere


100

What do we call a scientist who studies ecosystems: chemist, ecologist, physicist or ornitologist

ecologist

200

Name one of the 4 main Earth systems

biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere

200

A molecule is made of what smaller parts?

Atoms

200

Where do all food molecules in an ecosystem come from?

Plants

200

What do we call the path Earth takes around the Sun?

Orbit

200

What is something you can measure with scales? 

Mass/weight

300

When water changes from a gas to a liquid, what is it called?

Condensation

300

What do we call a solid that disappears into a liquid?

Dissolve / soluble

300

What do plants use to make food?

Water, carbon dioxide, sunlight

300

How long does it take Earth to go around the Sun?

1 year/365 days

300

What do we call proof that supports an idea?

Evidence

400

What is the solid part of Earth called?

Geosphere

400

Which tool can scientists use to separate colors in ink?

Chromatography test

400

Why were tigers almost extinct?

Not enough food etc

400

What causes day and night on Earth?

Earth’s rotation

400

What is the smallest part of matter that still keeps its properties?

Atom

500

Explain how the hydrosphere and atmosphere work together in the water cycle.

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation

500

Explain the difference between a mixture and a substance.

Mixture = more than one kind of molecule, substance = only one kind

500

Explain how energy moves from the sun to a jaguar.

Sun → plants → sloths → jaguars

500

Explain why we see different constellations in different seasons

Earth’s orbit changes our view of the night sky

500

What do you measure with cylinder?

Volume / Capacity

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