rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
What is precipitation
100
A whole living thing. Example: Human
What is Organism
100
__________ is the measure of how hot or cold something is.
What is temperature
100
deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.
What is DNA
100
A community and its physical environment together
What is ecosysytems
200
pellets of frozen rain that fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds
What is hail
200
Tubes called arteries, veins and capillaries that carry blood.
What is Blood Vessels
200
thermal energy is transferred by the movement of matter; this happens in gasses and liquids; WARM MATTER RISES AND COOLER MATTER SINKS; this makes gas and liquid flow in a pattern
What is convection
200
A characteristic passed from parents to their offspring is called a ________ .
What is inherited trait
200
a large scale ecosystem
What is biome
300
puffy clouds that sometimes look like pieces of floating cotton.
What is cumulus
300
Cell inside the brain and spinal cord that sends nerve impulses to send messages.
What is Nerve, Nerve Cell, Neuron
300
heat is transferred through electromagnetic rays; matter is not needed at all to transfer energy; thermal energy travels through space
What is radiation
300
weaker trait
What is Recessive trait
300
all the populations of organisms living in the same environment
What is community
400
cloud generally characterized by thin, wispy strands
What is cirrus
400
Organ in your back that sends messages to and from your brain and body.
What is Spinal Cord
400
a material that transfers energy easily; metals
What is conductor
400
threadlike strands inside of nucleus, made of DNA.
What is chromosomes
400
a place in an ecosystem where a population lives
What is habitat
500
cloud forming a low layer of clumped or broken gray masses
What is stratocumulus
500
The body's defense system- works to keep the body germ free.
What is Immune System
500
a material that does not easily transfer thermal energy or electric current between its particles
What is insulator
500
ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells
What is RNA
500
an organism in a community that must eat to get the energy it needs