Nature of Science
List the five senses
Touch, Sight, Smell, Taste, Hear
A group of stars is called?
Constellation
Name the states of matter
Solid, Liquid, and Gas (Plasma = bonus points)
How many species belong to a population?
One
Hardest Mineral
Diamond
What is a conclusion based on observations and prior knowledge called?
Inference
How do the shadows tell us what season it is?
The longer the shadow the closer to winter we are.
Give an example of a chemical change.
Answers will vary
What is an ecosystem?
The living and nonliving things an environment and how they interact.
When species are trying to get the same resources.
Competition
How could a scientist prove his or her experiment is valid?
Repeat to see if he or she gets the same results.
What movement is it when the Earth spins on its axis?
Rotation
How does heat transfer through conduction
Through touch.
Give an example of a food chain.
Answers will vary.
The color of the powder residue from a mineral.
Streak
Which variable is the result of an experiment?
Dependent
What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?
Renewable resource are those that can be reused or won't run out, nonrenewable will run out and are limited.
List a form of potential energy.
Gravitational, elastic, and chemical.
What is an instinct? Give an example.
A behavior that is inherited. Example could be migration or hiberation.
What happens when the shadow of the moon blocks out the sun and its shadow falls on the Earth?
Give an example of a 2D model and a 3D moel
What is the name of the scale used to describe the hardness of minerals? (What is hardness?)
Moh's (the resistance to scratching)
What is the formula to find speed?
Distance divided by time.
The role an organism plays in its environment
Niche
When do we see best at night?
During a full moon.