Weather
Ecosystems
Landforms
Force and motion
Simple Machine
100
feather-like clouds that usually bring fair weather, made mostly of ice crystals
What is a cirrus cloud
100
Make an observation and create one question you would like to answer.
What is observe and ask questions
100
a valley with very steep sides.
What is a canyon?
100
a force that opposes, or acts against, motion when two surfaces rub against each other.
What is friction?
100
A machine with few or no moving parts to which only one force is applied.
What are simple machines
200
the force of air molecules pressing on a surface
What is air pressure?
200
A statement that can be tested.
What is hypothesis
200
flat land near a river formed by deposition during floods.
What is a fllod plain.
200
any change in motion- can be speeding up, slowing down, change of direction.
what is acceleration?
200
The use of force to move an object over distance.
What is work
300
the process where water changes from a liquid to a gas
What is evaporation?
300
The process of conducting a fair test of your hypothesis that includes controlling variables, writing down procedures, listing the equipment you will use, and deciding how you will gather and record information.
What is plan the experiment
300
any substance that causes the environment to be unhealthy.
What is a pollutant?
300
the property that objects have that keep them doing what they are doing, moving or at rest.
What is inertia?
300
A slanted surface.
What is inclined plane
400
water is evaporated by the sun, cooled and condensed into clouds, and falls as precipitation
What is the water cycle?
400
The process of following your procedures, observing and measuring carefully, recording everything that happens including what you observe and measure, and organizing your data so others can can understand it and recreate your experiment.
What is conduct the experiment
400
a smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream.
What is a tributary?
400
the energy of things in motion.
What is kinetic energy?
400
A wheel with a line around it.
What is pulley
500
water in gas form
What is water vapor?
500
The process of presenting your data so it is clear and easy to understand, as well as writing conclusions based on the experiment you conducted. Determining if your hypothesis was correct.
What is draw conclusions and/or communicate results
500
the breaking down of rocks and soil by chemical and physical processes.
What is weathering?
500
stored energy in an object. (batteries, springs etc.)
What is potential energy?
500
The fixed point of a lever.
What is a fulcrum
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