Misc. 1
What are the very small things that can cause you to become sick?
Viruses or bacteria (germs).
Name three things plants need to grow.
Water, sunlight, carbon dioxide.
What is a wind storm that forms a tunnel and touches the ground called?
Tornado.
How many planets (not including dwarf) are in our solar system?
8.
Why don't people float into space?
Gravity.
What causes a tsunami?
An underwater earthquake or volcano.
This category of animal eats only meat.
A carnivore
what weather tool is used to measure air pressure
barometer
What orbits the Earth?
The moon.
What are the 3 states of matter?
Solid, Liquid and Gas.
Where does photosynthesis happen?
In a plants leaves.
what is it called when a plant or animal changes something to survive?
Fluffy white cotton clouds.
Cumulus.
What does the Earth revolve around?
The sun.
Name the 4 layers of the earth.
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.
deepest part of the ocean
trench
What part of a plant absorbs water?
Roots.
what is salinity?
salt.
What are the planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
How long does it take the Earth to spin on its axis twice?
48 hours or 2 days.
what zone is closest to the top of the ocean?
sunlight zone
what is it when all the living and nonliving things work together in an area?
an ecosystem
The process that pulls up liquids into the air.
Evaporation
What is the phase of the moon called when there is no light being reflected off the moon onto earth?
New moon
Define what energy is.
The ability to do work.