Scientific Investigation
What unit do scientists measure length?
Centimeters
Meat eaters
Carnivores
What causes night and day?
Rotation of the Earth
What do we call the wearing away of land?
Erosion
Give an example of a lever
seesaw
What instrument do we use to measure temperature ?
Thermometer
The adaptation of an animal spending the winter in a state of quiet or rest.
Hibernation
How many phases does the moon go through?
8
What is a renewable resource?
They can be replaced
A flagpole is an example of what type of simple machine.
Pulley
What measures air pressure?
Barometer
Frogs may bury themselves in mud during dry summer weather
Estivation
Name the stages of the water cycle
Evaporation condensation and precipitation
What 2 sources of energy does the sun provide?
Heat and light
A rod attached to a wheel is a
Wheel and Axle
Name the 3 states of matter.
Solid, liquid, and gas
What is is called when one animal looks like another?
Mimicry
How many high and low tides occur each day?
2 high and 2 low in 24 hours
Opposite magnetic poles attract and like poles
repel
An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder is a
Screw
The measure of the amount of weight of a solid is called.
Mass
When an animal is born with natural behaviors needed to survive, this is called
Instinct
What causes the seasons?
Earth's revolution around the sun and its tilt on its axis
What do we use to measure rainfall?
Rain Gauge
A simple machine that helps us move heavy furniture into a truck is an
Inclined plane