Biology
What do we call the process that plants use to make their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water?
Photosynthesis.
What state of matter is water at room temperature?
Liquid.
What causes day and night on earth?
Earth’s rotation on its axis.
What force pulls objects towards earth?
Gravity.
What is the collective noun for a group of whales?
A pod.
Define an abiotic factor?
Abiotic means non-living, or never having lived; abiotic factors are non-living, non-cellular, and inorganic materials which contribute to an environment. Examples of abiotic factors would include gold, rock, bicycle, brick, and cement.
The change of water from a vapour to a liquid.
Condensation.
What occurs every six months and results in either the longest day or the longest night?
The solstice - summer or winter!
What do you call the push or pull on an object?
Force.
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
A geologist.
What do we call animals that eat only plants?
Herbivore.
Name the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas.
What causes the seasons on Earth?
The tilt of Earth’s axis as it orbits the Sun.
What is the name of the force that slows things down when they rub against each other?
Friction.
What does it mean when we say an animal is “nocturnal”?
It is active at night and rests during the day.
Name the process where trees absorb liquid from their roots and then move it into the atmosphere?
Transpiration.
What is the tilt the earth is on?
23.5 degrees.
What type of energy is produced when you rub your hands together quickly?
Heat (thermal) energy.
Which body system includes the heart and blood vessels?
Circulatory system.
What is the role of a producer in a food chain?
Producers, like plants, make their own food using sunlight and provide energy for other organisms.
Name two types of precipitation?
Rain, snow, sleet, hail.
Name the planets in their order (starting from closest to the sun).
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Who was the scientist who discovered gravity?
Isaac Newton.
What percentage of the earth's surface is water?
71%