Lab Safety
These should be worn over your eyes during every experiment to protect against splashes or flying debris.
What are Goggles?
This type of energy is the energy of motion.
What is Kinetic Energy?
These plant structures are responsible for soaking up water and nutrients from the soil.
What are roots?
The process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces by wind, water, or ice is called this.
What is weathering?
This is the distance between one "peak" or "crest" of a wave and the next.
What is wavelength?
This is the technique of using your hand to wave the scent of a substance toward your nose rather than sniffing it directly.
What is Wafting?
When two objects crash into each other, energy is transferred; this event is called a ________.
What is a collision?
Animals use these body parts (like fur or scales) as a "structural" defense against predators.
What are external structures?
Wind, water, and sunlight are examples of this type of energy resource because they will never run out.
What is renewable?
Objects that are "see-through" are called transparent, but objects that block all light are called this.
What is opaque?
If you accidentally spill a liquid or break a glass beaker, you should do this immediately before trying to clean it up yourself.
What is notify the teacher?
The faster an object moves, the ________ energy it possesses.
What is more?
This organ in the body acts as the control center, processing information sent from the five senses.
What is the brain?
Large-scale maps can help scientists identify these "patterns" in the Earth, such as mountain ranges or deep ocean trenches.
What are landforms?
High-tech devices like computers and cell phones use these types of "on/off" patterns to send information.
What are digital signals (or binary code)?
You should consult this document (formerly called MSDS) to find safety info about a specific chemical.
What is SDS (Safety Data Sheet)?
A battery-powered flashlight converts chemical energy into these two types of energy.
What are light and heat?
This is an internal structure in many animals that provides support and protects soft organs.
What is the skeleton?
This is a sudden release of energy under the Earth's surface that causes the ground to shake.
What is an earthquake?
This occurs when a light wave hits a smooth surface (like a mirror) and bounces back.
What is reflection?
You should always do this to long hair or loose clothing before working near a heat source or moving parts.
What is tie it back?
This is a material (like copper) that allows electricity or heat to flow through it easily.
What is a conductor?
This is the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create their own food.
What is photosynthesis?
Planting trees or building "retaining walls" are two ways humans can try to prevent this process of moving soil.
What is erosion?
Sound is produced by these, which are rapid back-and-forth motions of molecules.
What are vibrations?