Particles
This is the smallest, basic unit of matter.
The atom
The vocabulary word for when heat transforms a liquid into a gas (water vapor)
Evaporation.
In this state of matter the volume and shape remain the same because its particles are locked in place.
Solid
Plants breathe out which element?
Oxygen
How many planets are in the solar system?
8
The center of the atom is called what?
The nucleus
Snow, hail, and rain are examples of what?
Precipitation
This state of matter takes on the shape and volume of the container in which you put it. Also, the particles in this state of matter are separated by a lot of space and can easily move past each other.
Gas.
The process during which plants make their own food is called what?
Photosynthesis.
3rd
This subatomic particle is found inside the nucleus and has a positive charge
The proton.
The vocabulary word for when a gas (water vapor) is transformed back into a liquid because it has been cooled down
Condensation
At this point a gas will start to become a liquid
Boiling point
Most plants make seeds to reproduce, but some plants like ferns use what to reproduce instead?
Spores
True or False: There are less than 1,000 galaxies in the universe?
False.
This subatomic particle is found inside the nucleus and has a neutral charge.
The neutron.
In nature, what usually causes the evaporation of a puddle?
The sun, or solar energy
This state of matter has a constant volume, but it's shape can change
Liquid
Plants that can eat bugs and small rodents are called what?
Carnivorous
Who was the first astronaut to land on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
This subatomic particle is found outside of the nucleus and has a negative charge.
The electron.
This is the vocabulary term for when plants give off water vapor through the pores found on leaves
Transpiration
This is typically known as the fourth state of matter (apart from a solid, liquid, and gas)
Plasma.
Bristlecone Pine trees are the oldest living plants on Earth. To the nearest thousand years, how old is the oldest Bristlecone Pine tree?
5000
About how many miles are there from earth to the sun?
90 or 93 million