Vocabulary
Energy & Forces
Natural World
Ecosystems & Environments
Miscellaneous
100
energy produced by sunlight
What is solar energy
100
an alternative energy source that is produced when the wind is blowing.
What is wind energy?
100
fossils are found in this type of rock
What is sedimentary?
100
a model of the path of energy as it flows from one living thing to the next.
What is a food chain?
100
the next three planets in the solar system after Jupiter, in order are
What is Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
200
wearing or breaking down of rock by water, wind, waves, or ice
What is weathering?
200
Light as it passes through a lens, such as a hand lens, will do this.
What is refract?
200
a city that is to the east of a cold front will soon experience this type of weather when the front passes
What is colder temperatures?
200
a consumer that gets its energy from eating plants?
What is an herbivore?
200
characteristic the Earth and moon closely share in common
What is relative distance from the sun?
300
characteristics that can be measured or observed without changing the substance
What are physical properties?
300
When scientists work with high voltage electrical equipment, they wear rubber gloves because rubber is a good ____.
What is insulator?
300
the moon orbits around Earth in a predictable cycle. The cycle takes approx this long to complete one full orbit.
What is 28 days.
300
the role an organism plays in an ecosystem
What is a niche?
300
A whale fossil is found in the middle of the desert. What is the best explanation for this?
What is desert was once an ancient sea?
400
the wise use of natural resources to ensure their protection
What is conservation?
400
an iron nail, copper wire, and metal spoon are all examples of ___________?
What are conductors?
400
triangular shaped sand landforms at the mouths of rivers and streams
What is a delta?
400
the way an organism acts or responds to its surroundings
What is a behavior?
400
when you push or pull something, you are applying a
What is force?
500
an explanation of how or why something happens based on observations and data
What is a theory?
500
the ability to work or produce change
What is energy?
500
Mrs. Brock goes outside and lays in her hammock. She notices the sun is to the left of her at 10am yet by 3pm the sun is to her right. The reason for this is the Earth's...
What is rotation on its axis?
500
all the living populations within an ecosystem
What is a community?
500
when energy is in a form we can see it is
What is light energy?
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