Properties of Matter
The smallest part of an element that still has the properties of the element is called an.....
What is an atom?
A push or pull that acts on an object
What is force?
The process that plants use to make sugar for food
What is photosynthesis?
Water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What is precipitation?
An imaginary line around which an object spins
What is axis?
The idea that everything is made of small particles is known as the ….
What is atomic theory?
The force that results when 2 materials rub against each other
What is friction?
The process by which cells break down sugar to release energy
What is cellular respiration?
The average of weather conditions over a long time
What is climate?
A group of stars that forms a pattern
What is a constellation?
The 3 states of water are
What are liquid, solid(ice), and gas (vapor)?
The force of attraction between any 2 objects
What is gravity?
______ make their own food for energy
What are producers?
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
4 closest planets to the sun are known as this type of planet
What are rocky planets?
_____ is made up of 2 or more elements
What are compounds?
The rate at which speed or direction of motion of an object changes over time
What is acceleration?
Organisms that cannot make their own food
What are consumers?
The pushing force of the atmosphere
What is barometric pressure?
4 outer planets are known as
What are gas giants?
______ can affect physical and chemical changes
What is temperature?
The tendency of an object to resist any change in motion
What is inertia?
Organisms that get their energy by breaking down wastes and dead organisms
What are decomposers?
The movement of air that redistributes heat on Earth
What is circulation?
a rocky mass that revolves around the sun
What is an asteroid?