Science
What is the word for when animals or plants produce light naturally?
Bioluminescence
What is it called when animals produce babies or offspring?
What word means 'to go down' from a higher place?
Descend
What word describes something surprising and amazing?
Astonishing
What is the opposite of agreeing with someone — to argue against?
Contradict
What word describes releasing gas or light?
Emit
What do we call animals that hunt other animals for food?
Predator
What word means 'to show or present something'?
Display
What word means an obstacle or something that blocks the way?
Barrier
What is the word that means 'to protect from attack or danger'?
Defend
What word describes when a living thing develops or changes over time?
Evolution
What word describes the process of making more of one's kind (babies)
Reproduce
What is a quick burst of light called?
Flash
What word describes something that is very large in amount — a lot?
Abundance
What is an attack or violation against someone or something?
Offense
What word means something you can't see?
Invisibility
What is a word for protecting and saving nature?
Conservation
What is a thin sheet of material or level?
Layer
What word means something strong or cruel?
Harsh
What word means a part that helps cause a result?
Factor
Some animals and liquids can flow or move more slowly because they are thick and sticky. What scientific word describes how easily or slowly a liquid flows?
Viscosity
Question:
Some animals perform specific actions, like dances or sounds, over and over as part of their natural behavior. What word describes this repeated behavior often used for mating or survival?
Ritual
Category 3: Actions & Processes (500 points)
Question:
When something passes through or goes inside another material, like light entering water, what is the word that describes this action?
Penetrate
If something is so clear that you can see right through it, like glass or clean water, what word describes this quality?
Transparent
Some animals create loud sounds or sudden movements to confuse or scare away predators. What word describes this action of interrupting or upsetting another creature to protect themselves?
Disturb