Physical Properties
A student mixes sugar and water, and the sugar dissolves evenly. This type of mixture is called…
Solution
When electrical energy powers a fan and causes it to spin, the energy is changing into this type.
Electrical to Mechanical Energy
It is usually warm during the summer. Weather or Climate?
Climate
When the Earth moves around the sun, this is called…
Revolution
This is what an herbivore eats.
Producers or plants.
This property explains why oil floats on water.
Density
What is the variable is being measured in an experiment?
Dependent Variable
How are u-shaped valleys formed?
By the weathering and erosion of a glacier
When do we have the longest shadows?
Early morning and Late afternoon
Organisms that make their own food using abiotic factors?
Producers
Water droplets form from water vapor.
Condensation
A force that slows things down when two surfaces rub together is called…
Friction
This part of the water cycle is when water vapor cools and forms clouds.
Condensation
Mrs. Alvarez saw the New Moon on July 5th. When will she see the Full Moon?
July 19-20
What do the arrows in the food web represent?
Energy
Trail mix is an example of this.
Mixture
This landform is created by moving water and is often found at the end of a river.
Delta
This landform is created by moving water and deposition; it is often found at the end of a river.
Delta
Mrs. Gonzalez saw the full moon on April 8th. When will she see the full moon again?
May 5-6
How do fennec foxes, found in deserts, use their large ears?
Cool down in the heat
This property of sugar stays the same when mixed with water
Mass or Taste
What is the variable changed by the scientist called?
Independent
This process breaks rocks into smaller pieces without changing what they are made of.
Weathering
Where do producers get energy?
The Sun
Ducks have webbed feet. Which environment is this adaptation most useful for?
Swimming
Provide an example of a mixture that maintains its physical properties.
Ex. Iron filings & sand
Marbles & paper clips
etc.
A student pushes a box, but it doesn’t move. This means the forces are…
Balanced/Equal Forces
This process in the water cycle involves water falling from clouds to Earth.
Precipitation
What comes after a waning crescent moon?
New Moon
Why do some desert plants have thick, waxy coatings on their leaves?
Prevent water loss or store water
a material through which electricity does NOT flow easily
Insulator
Jonathan pulls his chair out to sit down. Is that an example of a balanced or unbalanced force?
Unbalanced
What organic matter is required for coal to form?
Ancient Plants
What moon phase comes after a full moon?
Waning gibbous
An organism that breaks down decaying matter
decomposer
Put these items from least dense to most dense. Water, oil, penny, cork
Cork, Oil, Water, Penny
If you are changing the type of surface in an experiment, what force are you testing?
Friction
Which season has longer daylight hours?
Summer
What time would it be if the sun is overhead(in the middle of the sky)?
12pm noon
Which of the following is a biotic resource of an ecosystem? (a) Sun (b) Water (c) Tree (d) Rock
Tree
A student places a metal spoon in hot soup, and the handle becomes hot. The metal spoon is a
Conductor of heat
Why do objects look different at the bottom of the pool?
Refraction - Light bends and changes direction as it passes through different mediums
A canyon is most often formed by this natural force acting over long periods of time.
Water
What causes the day and night cycle?
Earth's Rotation
If producers were taken out of the food web, who would be affected? Producers, Consumers, Decomposers, or All
All would be affected
What are the 4 metals that are magnetic?
Steel, Iron, Nickel, Cobalt
The higher the ramp, the less or more force?
AND what tool would you use to measure force?
More force
Spring Scale
What process will happen when the sun interacts with the ocean?
Evaporation
Where does the sun rise and set?
Rises in the east, and sets in the west
What is Mrs. Rodriguez's favorite color?
Purple