Science Vocabulary
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?
This is the process called when leaves on trees use sunlight for energy?
photosynthesis
What causes evaporation?
The largest planet is
Jupiter
Renewable means
an energy source that has a continuous supply (solar power, wind power)
Anything that takes up space and has mass is called...
Matter
What are producers?
Organisms that make their own food.
What is the process called when water falls from the sky as rain, sleet, hail, or snow?
Percipitation
What is the furthest planet from the sun?
Neptune
Energy is
power from physical or chemical resources
Is burning a match a physical or chemical change?
Chemical change
What are consumers?
Organisms that must eat other organisms for energy.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
climate: the average weather over a long period of time in a specific region
weather: the atmospheric conditions of a specific time and place
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?
What does a carnivore, herbivore and omnivore eat?
carnivore: meat only
herbivore: plants only
omnivore: both meat and plants
Where is most of Earth's water found?
oceans
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
Cutting your hair is an example of physical or chemical change?
Physical
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
food chain: a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
food web: a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
About how much of Earth's water is fresh water?
3%
How many days does it take for the lunar (moon) cycle?
28 days