Waves / Space
The Sun keeps all of the planets in the solar system in orbit using this.
What is "gravity"?
The three common states of matter that you can observe.
What are solids, liquids & gases?
Heat transfer through direct contact.
What is "conduction"?
Water, sunlight and air are all examples of this part of an ecosystem.
What are "abiotic factors"?
These are the layers of Earth's interior (from outside, inward).
What are "Crust", "Mantle", "Outer Core", & "Inner Core"?
Type of wave requires a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to travel and is the kind we hear.
What are "sound waves"?
The type of energy that molecules have that causes them to move / vibrate.
What is "Thermal Energy"?
OR
What is "Heat Energy"?
Aluminum, copper & steel are all great examples of this.
What are "conductors"?
The process that plants use to covert sunlight energy into stored energy (sugar).
What is "Photosynthesis"?
The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces.
What is "weathering"?
Changes in the amount of the bright side of the Moon that we see creates this phenomenon in our sky.
What are "Phases of the Moon"?
This occurs to particles of an object that is being heated.
What is "expand"?
OR
What is "speed up"?
Liquid get heated, causing the molecules to spread out, eventually becoming a gas.
What is "evaporation"?
Grass --> Rabbit --> Snake --> Hawk.
If the rabbits were to suddenly double in population, this population would likely also increase with it.
What are "snakes"?
Temperature, density & pressure all do this as you move towards the center of the Earth.
What is "Increase"?
This word describes the way that sound waves with higher amplitude sound to our ears.
What is "louder"?
This state of matter has molecules that are close together, but have enough space to slip past one another and flow.
What is a "liquid"?
The direction in which thermal energy always move between two objects.
What is "warmer to cooler"?
A complex model that shows the flow of energy and matter throughout an ecosystem. It can have multiple populations in each role (niche).
What is a "Food Web"?
What is "igneous rock"?
A wave has a repeating pattern. Name three measurable properties of a simple wave.
What are amplitude, frequency, & wavelength?
This state of matter is generally the most dense.
What is a "solid"?
The type of heat transfer that happens within the Mantle of Earth and causes the movement of tectonic plates.
What is "convection"?
The phenomenon in which plants stop growth and other activities when resources are low.
What is "Dormancy"?
This type of rock is composed of small pieces of other rocks that have been broken down, moved, and compacted together.
What is "sedimentary rock"?