Animals
What is the basic unit of life?
The cell.
What is the name of the planet we live on?
Earth
What falls from the sky when it rains?
Water
What do we use to see things in the dark?
A light or flashlight.
Whats the main chemical in your body?
Water
What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals
Omnivores.
What do most plants grow from?
Seeds
What do we call frozen water that falls from the sky?
Snow
What do we call the shiny object in the sky at night?
The Moon.
What 3 things do plants need to grow?
Water, sunlight, and soil.
What type of animal is a frog: reptile, amphibian, or mammal?
Amphibian.
What layer of the Earth do we live on?
The Crust
What is the instrument used to measure temperature?
A thermometer.
What happens to your shadow when the Sun is directly overhead?
It gets very small or disappears.
What do we call the change of water into vapor when it’s heated?
Evaporation.
What is the process called when a caterpillar turns into a butterfly?
Metamorphosis
What is the name of molten rock that comes out of a volcano?
Lava.
What is the layer of gases around Earth called?
The atmosphere.
What is it called when light bends as it passes through water or glass?
Refraction.
What is the name of the gas we exhale that plants use to make food?
Carbon dioxide.
What is the scientific term for animals that are active at night?
Nocturnal
What is the process called when rocks are broken down by wind, water, or ice?
Weathering
What do we call the continuous movement of water between the ocean, air, and land?
The water cycle.
What is the name of the small bones in the ear that help us hear sound?
The hammer, anvil, and stirrup (ossicles).
What is the process called when ice turns directly into water vapor without melting?
Sublimation