MATTER
ANYTHING THAT HAS MASS AND TAKES UP SPACE
WHAT DOES M.E.L.T.S STAND FOR?
MECHANICAL
ELECTRICAL
LIGHT
THERMAL
SOUND
WHAT IS A FOSSIL FUEL?
A FUEL FORMED FROM REAMINS OF DECOMPOSED PLANTS/ANIMALS
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FOOD CHAIN AND A FOOD WEB
FOOD WEB: OVERLAPPING FOOD CHAINS (MORE THAN ONE ROUTE)
FOOD CHAIN: ONE SINGULAR PATH
WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD NEVER DO IN A LAB?
ANSWER WILL VARY
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF MASS
THE AMOUNT OF MATTER IN A SOLID, LIQUID, OR GAS
WHEN YOU SLIDE ACROSS THE FLOOR IN YOUR SOCKS IS AN EXAMPLE OF:
GRAVITY
FRICTION
MAGNETISM
FRICTION
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RENEWABLE AND NON RENEWABLE RESOURCE?
NONRENEWABLE: SOMETHING THAT HAS A LIMITED SUPPLY (WILL RUN OUT)
RENEWABLE: SOMETHING THAT CAN BE REPLACED OVER AND OVER
WHAT IS AN ADAPTATION? GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE
CHARACTERISTICS TO HELP ORGANISMS SURVIVE IN AN ENVIRONMENT.
PORCUPINE HAVING SPIKES TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST PREDATORS
WHY DOES A PAPERCLIP SINK BUT A FEATHER FLOAT IN WATER?
PAPERCLIP IS MORE DENSE THAN THE WATER AND THE FEATHER IS LESS DENSE THAN THE WATER
EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE THAT HAPPENS WHEN A SOLID BECOMES A LIQUID AND WHEN A LIQUID BECOMES A SOLID
WHEN A SOLID BECOMES A LIQUID- MELTING
WHEN A LIQUID BECOMES A SOLID- FREEZING
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF WHEN ELECTRICAL ENERGY IS TRANSFORMED TO MECHANICAL ENERGY
ANSWERS VARY
PLUG IN A FAN AND IT BLOWS AIR AS IT MOVES AROUND
WHAT IS WEATHERING, EROSION, AND DEPOSITION?
WEATHERING: BREAKS DOWN ROCKS
EROSION: MOVES THE ROCKS
DEPOSTION: DROPS OFF THE ROCKS IN A NEW LOCATION
WHAT ARE SOME WAYS THAT HUMANS HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON ECOSYSTEMS
ANSWER WILL VARY
8 PLANETS
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF A MIXTURE AND A SOLUTION. EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE
ANSWERS WILL VARY.
MIXTURE: SALAD (TAKE THINGS OUT)
SOLUTION: LEMONADE (DISSOLVES TOGETHER)
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REFRACTION AND REFLECTION?
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WEATHER AND CLIMATE?
WEATHER: IS RIGHT NOW (DAY TO DAY)
CLIMATE: OVER TIME (YEARS)
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN INCOMPLETE AND COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS?
INCOMPLETE: 5 STAGES
COMPLETE: 4 STAGES
WHAT ARE SOME WAYS WE CAN HELP THE EARTH?
REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE
SOLUBLE IS WHEN SOMETHING CAN DISSOLVE AND INSOLUBLE IS WHEN SOMETHING CANNOT DISSOLVE.
NAME 3 THINGS NEEDED IN A CIRCUIT AND THE FUNCTIONS OF ALL 3
WIRES-HELP SEND ELECTRICITY THROUGH THE CIRCUIT
BATTERY- GIVES THE CIRCUIT ENERGY
SWITCH- CONTROLS THE FLOW OF ENERGY
EXPLAIN THE WATER CYCLE
MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION, PRECIPITATION, TRANSPIRATION, RUN OFF
GIVE ME 3 EXAMPLES OF NON LIVING THINGS IN AN ECOSYSTEM
SOIL
WATER
SUN
OXYGEN
ARE YOU GOING TO PASS THE STAAR TEST????
OF COURSE YOU ARE!!! I BELIEVE IN ALL OF YALL