Mass Wasting
These events happen in mountainous regions when dirt and rock falls down a slope
Landslides
What is the study of organisms and their surroundings?
Ecology
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
The first step in an experiment
Question
What natural disaster is caused by the movement of tectonic plates?
Earthquakes, volcanoes
The washing away of dirt, rock, or other materials from one location to another
Erosion
What are the organisms called that receive energy from the sun?
Producers
Molecules that are close together represent _____
Solid
An "if" "then" statement to predict what will happen
Hypothesis
Movement of tectonic plates
Gradual flow of a surface downhill due to the freezing or thawing of ice
Creep
Animals such as lions and humans are known as ________ predators.
Apex
The movement of particles when heat is added
Thermal energy
When a variable is kept the same
Constant
When two tectonic plates move together towards each other
Convergent
The slow process of an ecosystem changing over time
Succession
The living factors in an environment are known as ______
Biotic
When matter increases in temperature it expands and becomes ______.
Gas
What should a student do if they receive inaccurate results from an experiment?
Repeat the experiment with the same variables
The study of rocks and minerals in Earth
Geology
What is the state of risk for landslides in Arkansas?
Moderate Risk
At what location were wolves added to balance the ecosystem?
Yellowstone
A substance in which all particles are the same
Pure substance
The variable that measures data
Dependent
A change that causes a new chemical makeup
Chemical change