Properties of Matter
What is matter?
Anything that has mass
Which of Earth's systems involves Earth's water
Hydrosphere
What is precipitation?
Water in the atmosphere that falls to earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail
Why does a ball fall to the ground when dropped?
Earth’s gravity pulls it down.
What is a calorie?
Energy
What is volume?
Anything that takes up space
How does recycling help protect Earth’s resources?
It reduces the use of natural resources.
True or False: Most of the water on Earth is freshwater
False. Most water is saltwater on Earth.
What separates the inner and outer planets?
The asteroid belt
Plants mainly obtain growth from what two things?
Air and water
Does a solid have a definite shape and volume?
Yes, it has both a definite shape and volume
What is a nonrenewable resource?
A resource that is replenished at a slower rate than it is used.
How does water get from rain in the mountains back to the ocean?
Runoff that goes to streams and rivers and makes it way to the ocean.
At noon, what do shadows look like?
Short and directly underneath objects.
Plants produce what important thing that humans need to live?
Oxygen
Does a gas have a definite shape and volume?
A volcano erupts and sends ash into the air. Which two spheres are interacting?
Geosphere and atmosphere.
What is evaporation?
Liquid being heated and changing to a gas.
Why does the Sun appear much brighter than other stars?
The Sun is much closer to Earth than other stars.
Energy from animal's food originally comes from where?
Mixing vinegar and baking soda creates bubbles. Is this a physical or chemical change?
Chemical change a new substance is formed
Which spheres are interacting when a hurricane moves through a forest?
Atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.
Water forming on the outside of a cold glass of water.
Which movement of Earth is responsible for days and nights
Rotation
Name an example of a omnivore.
Humans