Vocabulary
This is what happens when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
What is WEATHERING?
In an food chain/web, this living organism eats only plants.
What is a HERBIVORE?
Most mountain ranges are arranged on the border of two _________________.
(Hint: these can rub together, collide, or break apart from each other)
What are TECTONIC PLATES?
This surface is impenetrable (does not let light through) by light.
What is OPAQUE?
This is the length between the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave?
What is WAVE LENGTH?
What is a DEPOSITION?
What is the diagram called that shows the energy flow between plants and animals?
What is a FOOD WEB/CHAIN?
This causes day and night patterns around the world.
What is the ROTATION OF THE EARTH?
A stove that is turned on produces this type of energy which produces heat.
What is THERMAL ENERGY?
If you shine a white light through this, the light will separate into the different colors of the rainbow.
What is a TRIANGULAR PRISM?
What is another word for how loud or soft a sound is?
(Hint: How tall or short the wave is)
What is AMPLITUDE?
Humans eat fish, fish eat mayflies, mayflies eat algae. From the following, this organism is a PRIMARY CONSUMER.
What are MAYFLIES?
Name the layers of the Earth in order from the outside to the inside.
What are CRUST, MANTLE, INNER CORE, AND OUTER CORE?
A bicycle that is sitting on top of a hill has this type of energy.
What is a POTENTIAL ENERGY?
This is the reason you cannot hear sounds in outer space.
What is A LACK OF OXYGEN/PARTICLES FOR VIBRATION?
A type of species that is non native in an area and may kill other species or take over the ecosystem.
What are INVASIVE SPECIES?
An animal that is a consumer of only other animals is considered a ___________?
What is a CARNIVORE?
Erosion helped produce what we know as the Grand Canyon. This most likely caused the erosion and carved the canyon.
What is the MOVEMENT OF WATER?
This type of energy is created by wind mills, solar panels, or water turbines.
What are RENEWABLE RESOURCES?
A sound wave that has a high pitch, will also have a high ____________.
What is FREQUENCY?
What are PRODUCERS?
What three things must a plant have to create oxygen through Photosynthesis?
What are CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER, AND SUNLIGHT?
These are the 3 types of nonrenewable energy that are considered fossil fuels.
What are OIL, COAL, AND NATURAL GAS?
What is KINETIC ENERGY?
What is REFRACTION?