Animal Adaptations
What is an internal structure that would help an animal breathe?
Lungs
What are the three main states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
Ms. Lowy brought two magnets together, but they would not connect with each other. What could be a reason Ms. Lowy's magnets won't connect?
Her magnets could have the same poles facing each other.
Where do humans get their energy?
Food
What is another nickname for the outer planets?
Gas Giants
What part of the water cycle do we see water falling from the sky?
Precipitation
What cloud type is thin, wispy and high in the sky?
Cirrus Clouds
This weather tool measure temperature.
Thermometer
What climate do we have in Tennessee?
Temperate
What natural disaster is caused by tectonic plates getting stuck and building up tension, causing a violent shaking of the ground?
Earthquake
An decrease in a predator's population will likely cause a ________ in the prey's population. (increase, decrease, or no change?)
increase
An object's particles slowly slide past each other. This object will take shape of the container it is in. What state of matter is this object in?
Liquid
Opposites ___________.
attract
How do plants get energy to produce their own food?
The sun
Which set of planets have a quicker orbit?
Inner Planets
This part of the water cycle occurs when we see water droplets on the side of our glass.
Condensation
What cloud type is white, puffy, and scattered throughout the sky?
Cumulus clouds
This weather tool measures how much rain has fallen.
Rain gauge
What climate would penguins live in?
Polar
What is one way that we could reduce the impact of flooding?
Build houses on stilts, build levees, sea walls, etc.
What is an organism?
Any living thing
Ms. Fulmer has three different sports balls. One is a soccer ball, basketball, and kickball. What is one property of matter that is the SAME and one that is DIFFERENT about the 3 balls?
Same- shape, size Different- color, mass, texture, flexibility
If you were to bring a North Pole of a magnet together with another North Pole, the magnets would ________.
Repel
What is the energy source in the water cycle?
The sun
What is the biggest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What part of the water cycle do we see water heating up and turning into water vapor?
Evaporation
What type of clouds covers the sky like a blanket?
Stratus or nimbostratus
This tool measures how fast the wind is blowing.
Anemometer
What climate would you find bananas, pineapples, mangos, papayas in?
Tropical
On the news, there is an area in South America where we see soot and ash raining down from the sky. Houses are covered and the people and animals are dying. What natural disaster has occurred?
Volcanic eruption
A student claims that Camels have certain adaptations that help them survive in the hot desert. Give an example of an adaptation a camel has and how it helps them survive in their habitat.
Humps- store fat and water, Long eyelashes- keep sand out of eye, thick lips- to help it eat cactus, light fur- for camouflage and keep cool, etc.
Mrs. Lewis was baking some yummy peanut butter cookies, when she had to take her kids to their basketball games. Mrs. Lewis left the cookies in the oven for 4 hours. When she got home, the cookies were burnt up into ashes. What type of change occurred to the cookies and can it be reversed? (physical or chemical)
Chemical Change, and it cannot be reversed because the molecules/atoms of the cookies have changed.
Ms. Fulmer is trying to hang pictures on her fridge with a magnet, but the magnet won’t stick to the fridge. What might be the issue?
The fridge is not made out of specific metals that magnets are attracted to.
Ms. Lowy is really excited to play with her marble racing club. She wants to make her marble go really far. What can she do to her ramp to make the ball go farther?
Make the ramp higher to increase the potential energy.
How many planets are in our solar system?
8
What part of the water cycle do we see water traveling to the lowest point?
Collection/accumulation
What cloud type is dark, looks like a bomb went off, and brings thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus clouds
This tool measures which direction the wind is blowing from.
Wind vane
Tomorrow’s temperature is 70 degrees. Is this an example of weather or climate?
Weather
What are three elements needed to start a fire?
Heat source, fuel, and oxygen
This part of a plant helps it stay anchored in the ground and helps it get nutrients and water from the soil.
Roots
What state of matter does not have a definite shape or definite size?
Gas
Which of the following depends on magnets to work, compass, scissors, modern rollercoasters, or clock?
Compass
What are the things we need for a working circuit?
power source, conductors, device
What important feature separates the outer planets from the inner planets?
The asteroid belt
List the water cycle in order, starting with evaporation…
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection
Ms. Horton really wants a snow day at school, what type of cloud would she hope to see in the sky?
Nimbostratus
This tool measures air pressure.
Barometer
Tennessee receives an average amount of 51.3 inches of rain every year. Is this an example of climate or weather?
Climate
What is one way to reduce the impact of a landslide?
Retaining walls, plant more trees and flowers with deep roots
Give two examples of behavioral adaptations.
Migration, Hibernations, playing dead, being nocturnal, etc.
Which property of matter describes how much matter an object has?
(length, weight, mass or hardness?)
Mass
Name two out of the three types of metals magnets are attracted to.
Iron, cobalt, nickel
True or False: An open circuit is a working circuit.
False
List the planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
This part of the water cycle is where plants release water vapor.
Transpiration
This cloud type can sometimes bring fog.
Stratus Clouds
Why would a wind vane be an important tool for a pilot?
True or False: Climate is the day to day variation of a location’s precipitation and temperature?
False
x-frame, build houses short and wide, flexibility