Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Matter
The highest point of a transverse wave.
Crest
The process that breaks down rock and other substances at Earth’s surface.
Weathering
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.
Consumer
The study of the moons, stars, and other objects in space.
Astronomy
The smallest unit of matter with physical properties.
Atoms
The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given unit of time.
Frequency
The four layers of Earth from the inside out.
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust
Plant growth (bending or turning) in response to a stimulus.
Tropism
The imaginary line that passes through Earth’s center and the North and South poles.
Axis
The amount of mass in a given unit of space.
Density
A type of transverse wave that can travel through vacuums.
Electromagnetic Wave
The four parts of soil.
Water, Air, Minerals, and Organic matter
Any restricting abiotic or biotic factor that limits the existence, number, or reproduction of a species.
Limiting Factor
The larger part of a shadow.
Penumbra
The three subatomic particles that make up atoms.
Protons, Electrons, and Neutrons.
The deadly type of electromagnetic wave with the shortest wavelength.
Gamma Ray
The three classifications of rock.
Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic
The process by which water evaporates from a plant’s leaves.
Transpiration
A celestial event that occurs when a new moon blocks your view of the sun.
Solar Eclipse
The ability of a substance to be dissolved.
Solubility
The transparent front surface of the eye.
Cornea
The layer of the Earth responsible for generating a magnetic field and what it is made of.
The Outer Core is made of liquid Iron and Nickel.
The small openings on the undersides of most leaves through which O₂, CO₂, and H₂O can move.
Stomata
A tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides.
Spring Tide