Vocabulary
Flow of Energy in
Biodiversity
Earth
Matter/Energy
Sound/Light Waves
100

This is what happens when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces. 

What is WEATHERING?

100

In an food chain/web, this living organism eats only plants.

What is a HERBIVORE?

100

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?

100

This surface is impenetrable (does not let light through) by light.

What is OPAQUE?

100

This is the length between the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave?

What is WAVE LENGTH?

200
The process in which sediment is dropped off in a new location. 

What is a DEPOSITION?

200

What is the diagram called that shows the energy flow between plants and animals? 

What is a FOOD WEB/CHAIN?

200

This causes day and night patterns around the world.

What is the ROTATION OF THE EARTH?

200

A stove that is turned on produces this type of energy which produces heat. 

What is THERMAL ENERGY?

200

If you shine a white light through this, the light will separate into the different colors of the rainbow. 

What is a TRIANGULAR PRISM?

300

What is another word for how loud or soft a sound is?

(Hint: How tall or short the wave is)

What is AMPLITUDE?

300

Humans eat fish, fish eat mayflies, mayflies eat algae. From the following, this organism is a PRIMARY CONSUMER.

What are MAYFLIES?

300

Name the layers of the Earth in order from the outside to the inside.

What are CRUST, MANTLE, INNER CORE, AND OUTER CORE?

300

A bicycle that is sitting on top of a hill has this type of energy.

What is a POTENTIAL ENERGY?

300

This is the reason you cannot hear sounds in outer space.

What is A LACK OF OXYGEN/PARTICLES FOR VIBRATION?

400

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?

400

An animal that is a consumer of only other animals is considered a ___________?

What is a CARNIVORE?

400

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?

400

This type of energy is created by wind mills, solar panels, or water turbines. 

What are RENEWABLE RESOURCES?

400

A sound wave that has a high pitch, will also have a high ____________. 

What is FREQUENCY?

500
Plants who use photosynthesis to create their own food are considered ______________ in a food chain/web.

What are PRODUCERS?

500

What three things must a plant have to create oxygen through Photosynthesis? 

What are CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER, AND SUNLIGHT?

500

These are the 3 types of nonrenewable energy that are considered fossil fuels. 

What are OIL, COAL, AND NATURAL GAS?

500
This type of energy is when an object is in motion. 

What is KINETIC ENERGY?

500
A rainbow is formed when light bends due to a distortion of the sunlight and separates the light into different colors. ___________ is another word for the bending of light. 

What is REFRACTION?