Ecosystems
Force and Motion
Light/Sound
Weather
Space
100
What is a decomposer's job in an ecosystem?
A decomposer eats dead, rotted organisms to "clean up" an ecosystem.
100
What is a force?
A push or a pull
100
LIGHT or SOUND Which one needs a MEDIUM to travel through?
Sound
100
List 4 types of precipitation.
Rain, Snow, Sleet, and Hail
100
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once on its axis?
One day/24 hours
200
How does a herbivore relate to a carnivore?
A carnivore usually eats an herbivore as a source of energy.
200
A force that slows or stops motion between two surfaces that are touching.
Friction
200

What are the colors in the color spectrum?

ROYGBIV (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)

200

What are low, puffy clouds?

Cumulus

200
What is the name of a group of stars that create a object in the sky?
Constellation
300
__________ shows the flow of energy in an ecosystem.
A food web or food chain
300
TRUE or FALSE If a larger force is pulling an object left, the object will move left.
True
300
Does frequency affect PITCH or VOLUME?
Frequency is the amount of waves that passes - high frequency, high PITCH; low frequency, low PITCH.
300

What does an anemometer measure?

Wind Speed

300

In what year did man first walk on the Moon?

1969

400
Give an example of a food chain in the following order of organisms - producer, consumer, (secondary consumer), decomposer.
EXAMPLE: acorns, mouse, snake, hawk
400
Which surface would have the MOST amount of friction: SANDPAPER, TILE, or ICE?
Sandpaper
400
What are the 3 types of objects affected by light? (examples: windows, wall, curtains)
Translucent, Transparent, Opaque
400

What is freezing point of water in C and F?

0 oC and 32 oF

400
Name the 2 reasons why season occur on Earth.
The Earth REVOLVES around the sun as it TILTS toward or away from the sun.
500

How does the population of one organism affect another population?

(Sample answer: If the prairie dog population dies, the ferret population will eventually die since their food source is extinct.)

500
Name at least 3 out of 6 SIMPLE MACHINES.
Pulley, Wheel-and-Axle, Lever, Wedge, Screw, Inclined Plane
500

Where is your shadow at 12pm (noon)? Is it long or short?

It is underneath your feet and is short.

500
Name the three climate zones.
Polar, Temperate, Tropical
500
Name the 8 planets (in order).
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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