Matter and the Particle Theory
This is defined as anything that has mass and takes up space.
what is matter?
In this state of matter, particles are locked in a pattern, strongly attracted to each other, and can only vibrate.
What is a solid?
Heat always travels in this specific direction between objects of different temperatures.
What is from the warm object to the cooler object?
These are the non-living parts of an ecosystem that living things interact with.
What are abiotic factors?
This type of ecological succession begins in an area with nothing but bare rock and no existing soil.
What is primary succession?
While a scientific law describes what happens in nature, this scientific term explains why it happens.
What is a theory
: This state of matter has a fixed volume but no fixed shape, allowing its particles to slide past one another.
What is a liquid?
This type of heat transfer requires direct physical touch between solid matter, like walking barefoot on hot sand.
What is conduction?
Organisms like mushrooms and bacteria belong to this group, which breaks down dead material to create fertile soil.
What are decomposers?
These pioneer organisms are the first to grow on bare rock, slowly breaking it down to begin soil formation.
What are lichens?
Fruit salad, pizza, and dirt are examples of this specific type of mixture where you can see the different parts.
What is a heterogenous mixture
An ice cube melting on a hot day is an example of matter doing this to its heat energy.
What is absorbing heat?
This method of heat transfer occurs through waves and does not need any matter to travel through.
What is radiation?
This term refers to the specific place or "role" in an ecosystem that a certain organism is perfectly suited to fit into.
What is a niche?
This type of succession occurs after a major disturbance, like a forest fire, in an area that already has nutrient-rich soil.
What is secondary succession?
According to the Particle Theory, this factor directly determines the speed at which particles move.
What is temperature?
This term describes the phase change when a gas turns directly into a solid, such as hoarfrost forming.
What is desublimation?
A hot air balloon rises because of this type of heat transfer, which moves through liquids or gases using currents.
What is convection?
Positioned at the very base of the trophic pyramid, these organisms use sunlight to make their own food via photosynthesis.
What are producers?
Draining wetlands for agriculture or homes is an example of this category of human impact on ecosystems.
What is a negative impact?
This type of uniform mixture looks like a single pure substance and is formed when a solute completely dissolves in a solvent.
What is a solution (or a homogeneous mixture)?
Dry ice turning directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first is an example of this process.
What is sublimation?
Of the three main types of heat transfer, this is the only one responsible for bringing the sun's energy through the vacuum of space to Earth.
What is radiation?
On a trophic pyramid, a bear or a human who eats both plants and other animals would be classified as this type of consumer.
What is a secondary consumer (or omnivore)?
Cutting down trees for lumber but immediately planting new ones to replace them is an example of this positive human practice.
What is a sustainable practice?