Science Vocab
Non renewable means
natural substance that is not replenished (oil, coal)
This is who discovered the law of gravity after getting hit in the head by an apple
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
What are the five basic senses that humans have?
Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
What does a herbivore eat?
plants
The largest planet is
Jupiter
Renewable means
an energy source that has a continuous supply (solar power, wind power)
What are the 7 continents?
Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, North America, South America, and Antarctica
The biosphere is made up of
any living organisms
what does a carnivore eat?
meat
Earth is about _____ from the sun
91.95 million miles away
Energy is
power from physical or chemical resources
This is the process called when leaves on trees use sunlight for energy?
What is Photosynthesis?
The hydrosphere is made up of
the combined mass of water found on, under, and above surfaces
what does an omnivore eat?
plants and meat
What are the planets in order from the sun?
M V E M J S U N P
Astronomy is
the branch of science that studies space
What is coal?
The atmosphere is made up of
gasses that surround places (troposphere)
Producers are
plants that make their own food
How long does it take for Earth to orbit the sun?
365 days
planet is
natural body that revolves in an orbit around a star
A characteristic that helps an organism survive.
Adaptation
Cryosphere is made up of
solid water (icebergs, glaciers, etc.)
Consumers
eat organisms
How many days does it take for the lunar (moon) cycle?
28 days
distance is
how much ground an object has covered during its motion
This is the reaction of when bread gets turned into toast, changing it into something different
What is a Chemical Reaction
The geosphere is made up of
decomposers
break down dead material
T or F
Planets closer to the sun orbit faster than planets farther away.
True
a star is
massive self-luminous body of gas
various answers
Carbon dioxide is
colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon
A network of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.
What is a food web?
This is the fifth planet from the sun?
What is Jupiter?
An orbit is
a path that one object takes around another object
This is the process of when something is eroded away thanks to water or wind
What is Erosion?
Fossil fuels are
made from decomposing plants and animals
List the steps in the scientific method
Observe, problem, hypothesis, experiment, results, conclusion
What is the largest AND smallest planet in our solar system?
The smallest planet in our solar system is Mercury and the largest planet is Jupiter.
Climate is
long term weather patterns
A green food-producing molecule that helps plants make their own food.
Chlorophyll
How many bones does a human have?
206 bones.
This vision allows animals to use heat signatures to see.
What is Thermal Vision
Is the sun a planet or star?
Star
the greenhouse effect is
trapping of sun's warmth in planets lower atmosphere
Are we closer to living at the time of the T-Rex or the Stegosaurus?
What is the T-Rex?
What is the special feature of amphibians?
They can survive in both in land and water
What two things does a plant make during photosynthesis?
Oxygen and glucose (sugar)
What tool would I use to find the mass of an object?
A balance scale