Energy
What is Kinetic Energy
Energy in motion
What is an ecosystem?
Living and nonliving things working together.
What does biodiversity mean?
Many different kinds of living things.
What is the hydrosphere?
All the water on Earth.
What force pulls things down to earth
Gravity
What is potential energy?
Stored Energy
What is a population?
Same species living in one area
Why is biodiversity important?
It keeps ecosystems healthy.
What is the atmosphere?
The layer of air around Earth.
What gas do we breathe out
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Name 3 forms of energy.
Thermal, electrical, chemical, light/ radiant, sound, mechanical
What role do producers play in an ecosystem?
They produce food for consumers
Name one way ecosystems can change in a bad way
Pollution, invasive species, habitat loss
Tell me the 4 steps of the water cycle
DAILY DOUBLE
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Collection
What do decomposers do?
Break down dead organisms
What happens to energy when it changes form?
DAILY DOUBLE
It is transformed, not destroyed.
What is a food chain?
Shows how energy moves from one organism to another.
What is an invasive species?
A species that does not belong and causes harm.
What energy source powers the water cycle?
The Sun
Name two renewable energy source.
Solar, wind, water
True or False: Energy can be created or destroyed.
(bonus: what law of energy is this?)
False
What happens to energy as it moves through a food chain?
Some energy is lost as heat.
Name one way humans can help protect ecosystems.
Recycle, protect habitats, reduce pollution
What are winds caused by?
Uneven heating of Earth’s surface.
You leave a metal spoon in a hot bowl of soup. After a minute, the spoon feels hot. What type of heat transfer happened?
Conduction