to change parts of the body and behavior to match changes in the environment.
100
How do you think the landforms near where you live have changed over time?
Answers may vary but must include something about the formation of mountains.
100
What is an example of a fossil fuel?
oil, coal, natural gas
100
All living things need __________. They need it to live, to do all the things they do each day, and to stay healthy.
Energy
100
Since -vore is a suffix related to eating, what do each of the prefixes carni-, herbi-, and omni- mean?
Meat eater, plant eater, meat and plant eater
200
How has a whale's blowhole adapted over time?
it has moved from the end of their snout to the top of their heads. This allows them to breathe easier.
200
What forces helped form the Grand Canyon?
The Grand Canyon was carved out by running water over millions of years.
200
What is believed to be the cause of global warming?
When burned, fossil fuels produce carbon dioxide. It creates heat which raises the temperature of the atmosphere causing global warming (the melting of Earth's polar ice caps to melt)
200
How are stomachs of animals such as cows, camels, kangaroos, and giraffes different from ours?
They have more than 1 stomach
200
Why can hydroelectricity be used in so many parts of the world?
Because it uses water and water can be found throughout the world
300
How have desert plants adapted to their environments?
They hold water in their leaves.
300
What kind of food would you compare to Earth? Why?
What is avacado, peach, egg
300
Why are fossil fuels called "fossil fuels?"
because they come from plants and tiny animals that lived more than 300 million years ago.
300
How do plants get food?
Photosynthesis
300
If a baby grew up apart from any other humans, what would it not learn how to do?
answers may vary
400
How have humans adapted over time?
steating/shiver, use of language and communication, hair, posture, etc.
400
How do scientists think Earth formed, and how long ago do they believe this took place?
the movement of the earth's plates (plate tectonics), and it happened billions of years ago (according to our reading)
400
Explain the differences between "renewable" energy resources and "nonrenewable" energy resources. Give an example of each.
Answers may very
400
How is the digestive system like an assembly line, but in referse?
It starts with the whole food and breaks it into tiny bits
400
How can people who don't eat meat get protein?
they can get protein from dairy
500
Why do plants and animals adapt?
To survive the changes in environment.
500
Crust, Mantle, Core
What are the 3 layers of the earth?
500
Why must we change the way we use energy?
We will run out of energy if we continue the way we are.
500
What might it be like if animals could make food through photosynthesis?
Answers may vary.
500
How can fossils be used to learn about Earth's history?