Structures of Life
Water and Climate
Attraction is Obvious
Motion and Design
Science tools
and safety
100

A tomato is a fruit. Why?

it contains seeds

100

A marble sinking to the bottom of a cup of water is evidence that the marble is  ______ ______ than the water.

more dense

100

Are shoes considered technology?

yes

100

a push or pull

force

100

You NEVER put science experiment materials in your nose or mouth. If you want to smell the object (with permission) you ______ it towards your face instead of smelling it.

waft

200

Which part of the seed provides food for the plant when it begins to grow? 

a. seed coat

b. embryo

c. cotyledon

cotyledon

200

The part of the water cycle where water droplets falls from the sky as rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

precipitation 

200

Opposite poles _______.

attract

200

a sketch or design that engineers share so other people can build their invention.

technical drawing

200

______________ is the measure of how hot matter is.

temperature

300

A carrot is an example of what type of root?

tap root or fibrous root

tap root

300

The part of the water cycle where water vapor cools in the sky and turns into clouds.

condensation

300

What are the poles of a magnet?

north and south

300

A force applied to an object changes the _________ of the object.

mass

300

Temperature is measured using ______ and  _______.

degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius

400

An organism that feeds on only plants is __________________.

herbivore

400

The gas that forms when water evaporates is called _____  ______.

water vapor

400

What is technology?

any thing or system created to meet a need or solve a problem.

400

The energy of motion

kinetic energy

400

Which science tool measures mass?

Balance scale

500

Any structure or behavior that improves an organism’s chances of survival in an environment is an ____________________.

adaptation

500

A water strider is an insect. This insect can "walk on water". It does not sink when it moves across the water. This is because water has _______ ________. 

surface tension

500

What are the five steps of the engineering design process?

ask, imagine, plan, create, and improve

500

In a falling-weight system, what force gives you the push or pull needed to move the vehicle?

gravity

500

Which tool is used to measure precipitation?

rain gauge