Science Fun!

Exploring Earth

100

This land feature releases pressure that has built up inside earth

Volcano

200

Scientists use this to measure the intensity of earthquakes

Richter Scale

300

The crust is composed of huge slabs of earth called...

Plates

400

When the crust shifts, cracks can form. What are these cracks called?

Fault lines

500

Name and Describe the 3 main types of rock

Igneous Rock: Formed by Volcanos when they spew out hot molten rocks and then are cooled when they hit earth's surface.

Sedimentary Rocks: Rock that is formed over time from sand and smaller pieces of rock

Metamorphic Rock: Formed by immense heat inside the earth's crust 

Digging Deeper

100

This is the solid rock that flows out of a volcano 

Lava

200

The hot liquid rock that is found underneath a volcano

Magma

300

This is the shaking of earth caused by an earthquake 

Tremor

400

The layer of earth between the crust and the core

Mantle

500

The theory that at one time all the continents fit together like a puzzle and formed one large land mass

Pangea

Know Your Body

100

These are the smallest building blocks of all living things

Cells 

200

Cells can be Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic...what is the difference?

Pro: No nucleus-Bacteria

Euk: Nucleus-Animal Cells 

300

Fill in the blanks: 

Cells can organize to form ___. Groups of Tissues form____. Groups of organs form___. 

Tissues. Organs. Systems. 

400

This carries DNA which determines the traits of an organism 

Chromosomes

500

Name the 5 essential functions that livings things must do!

Maintain homeostatis (balance)

Be made up of one or more cells

Transform energy

Grow

Respond to stimuli

Reproduce 

Adapt to its changing environment 

Space Travel

100

This is the study of the stars, planets, and space. 

Astronomy

200

The sun and all objects in orbit around it form the ___.

Solar system 

300

This is large object that orbits a star. 

Planet

400

The moon is considered a ___ because it orbits a planet.

Satellite

500

Name the planets in order from the distance to the sun-tell us whether it is terrestial or gas! 

See page 201

Random

100

A cluster of stars that form a pattern in the sky. 

P.S. These clusters get their names from what they look like! Big bear!

Constellation

200

Chemical that makes up chromosomes. What does it stand for?

DNA-deoxyribonucleic acid

300

Unit of heredity transferred from parent to offspring. They make up chromosomes.

Genes

400

This contains the cell's genetic material. 

Nucleus

500

Name 2 ways that cells divide

Mitosis/Meiosis (pg. 183)