Energy and Ecosystems
Organisms that break down wastes and the remains of dead organism called
decomposers
Water that falls from the clouds to earth is called
precipitation
A change in the appearance of the moon's shape is known as a
moon phase
A form of energy that moves in waves and can travel through space is called
light
A __________ is a huge ball of hot, glowing gas that produces its own heat and light.
star
An organism that makes its own food is called a
producer
Water that cannot soak into the ground and instead flows across Earth's surface is
runoff
Earth turns around on an imaginary line called a(an)
axis
The highness or lowness of a sound is called
pitch
All living and nonliving things in an area and their interactions make up an
Plants make their own food through a process called
photsynthesis
Water moves between Earth's surface and the atmosphere through a process called the
water cycle
The path that one object takes around another object in space is its
orbit
Material that do not let light pass through them are called
opaque
The unit of measure for the volume of sound
decibel
A place in the environment that meets the need of an organism is called
habitat
The condition of the atmosphere at any given time is called
weather
A star and the planets and other objects that revolve around it make up a
solar system
A range of light organized by frequency and wave length is called
electromagnetic spectrum
The changing of water from gas to liquid
condensation
A diagram that shows that energy is lost at each level in a food chain is called
energy pyramid
A tool that points in the direction from which the wind blows is called
A windvane
A group of billions of stars is called a
galaxy
This makes the edges of light look blurred
diffraction
A time of year with a particular type of weather
season