Life Science
What is a living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes?
a. Decomposer
b. Conductor
c. Consumer
Decomposer
Energy that comes from an electric current.
a. Kinetic energy
b. Chemical energy
c. Electrical energy
electrical energy
Water that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface
a. Precipitation
b. Humidity
c. Weather
Precipitation (rain)
The breaking down of rocks on Earth’s surface into smaller pieces
a. Erosion
b. Weathering
c. Freezing
Weathering
When pollen is moved from the male plant part to the female plant part.
a. Germinate
b. Pollinate
c. Move
Pollinate
A material that readily allows electric charges to pass through it
a. Conductor
b. Insulator
c. Electric currentometer
Conductor
A ball of hot, glowing gases
a. Sun
b. Planet
c. Star
Star
Matter that takes up a definite amount of space
a. Gas
b. Climate
c. Solid
Solid
Any trait that helps a living thing survive.
a. Shelter
b. Adaptation
c. Migration
Adaptation
A mixture in which all the substances are evenly mixed
a. Dissolved
b. Solution
c. Mixture
Solution
The layer of gases that surround earth
a. oxygen
b. Atmosphere
c. Nitrogen
Atmosphere
What we use to measure the temperature of something.
a. Thermometer
b. Temperature
c. Rain gauge
Thermometer
A phase in the life cycle of many animals during which they undergo major changes in body form
a. Hibernation
b. Larva
c. Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis
Space around a magnet in which the force of the magnet acts.
a. Magnetic pole
b. Magnetic field
c. Electromagnet
Magnetic field
A tool that makes faraway objects seem larger and closer
a. Thermometer
b. telescope
C. Hurricane
Telescope
When a gas changes back into a liquid.
a. Evaporation
b. Freezing
c. Condensation
Condensation
The quill of a porcupine is an example of a(n)
a. Life cycle
b. Behavioral adaptation
c. Structural adaptation
Structural adaptation
A path along which electric charges can flow
a. Switch
b. Circuit
c. Loop
Circuit
A snowstorm with strong winds and very low temperature.
a. Earthquake
b. Flood
c. Blizzard
Blizzard
the imaginary line that divides the earth
a. equator
b. Line of Africa
c. climate zone
Equator