Matter
This is anything that has mass and takes up space
What is Matter?
Energy of motion is called this
What is kinetic energy?
This layer of Earth is where we live
What is the crust?
This is the basic unit of life.
What is a cell?
This is the star at the center of our solar system
What is the Sun?
This state of matter has a definite shape and volume.
What is a solid?
Stored energy is called this.
What is potential energy?
This type of rock forms from cooled lava or magma
What is igneous rock?
Green plants make food using this process
What is photosynthesis
This planet is known as the Red Planet.
What is Mars?
This process turns a liquid into a gas.
What is evaporation?
The Sun provides this type of energy to Earth
What is solar energy?
Breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is called this.
What is weathering?
Animals that eat only plants are called this
What are herbivores?
The path a planet follows around the Sun is called this
What is an orbit?
This tool is used to measure mass.
What is a balance (scale)?
This form of energy travels in waves and can move through space
What is light (radiant) energy?
Movement of sediments from one place to another is called this
What is erosion?
This system in the body controls actions and responses
What is the nervous system?
This force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun
What is gravity?
This property describes how tightly packed matter is
What is density?
This energy transformation happens in a flashlight.
What is chemical energy to light energy?
This instrument measures earthquakes.
What is a seismograph?
The transfer of traits from parents to offspring is called this
What is heredity?
This phase occurs when the Moon is fully lit
What is a full moon?