Water Cycle
Solar System
Structure & Function of Living Things
Earth's Systems
Plants & Animals
100
What is the source of energy for the water cycle?
Sun
100
Which statement best describes comets?
Comets are composed of ice, rock, and gas.
100
What system is responsible for taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide using the lungs?
Respiratory
100
Wind, water, and ice are involved in both weathering and erosion. What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering breaks it
Erosion takes it
100
1. Egg, Larvae, Pupa, Adult
2. Egg, nymph, adult
Bonus: give one type of organism for each life cycle
1. Complete metamorphosis
2. Incomplete metamorphosis
200
A puddle evaporated from a sidewalk. What happened to the water that caused it to evaporate?
Sun's energy heated up the water
200
Earth, Mars, Mercury, and Venus belong to the same group in the Solar System. To which group do they belong? (inner vs. outer) Bonus: Rocky or Gaseous?
Inner planets, rocky
200
Insulin to help regulate blood sugars are produced in this organ.
Pancreas
200
Wind carrying small particles in a desert sandstorm
Erosion
200
1. I only eat plants
2. I only eat meat
3. I eat meat and plants
1. herbivore
2. carnivore
3. omnivore
300
Water is constantly returning to the atmosphere from Earth’s surface. Where on Earth does most evaporation take place?
Oceans
300
Tony wants to show the class how Earth and the Sun cause day and night. Which of the following would best help Tony explain this? (diagram, model, experiment?)
A rotating model of the Earth and the Sun
300
Part 1: An organ that makes and releases bile.
Part 2: An organ that stores bile.
1. Liver
2. Gallbladder
300
Roots of a tree breaking rocks into smaller pieces
Weathering
300
What do plants need to make their own food?
Bonus: What is this process called?
sunlight, carbon dioxide and water
Photosynthesis
400
Emma hung her wet raincoat near the wood stove. What change in state happened as the raincoat dried?
The liquid turned to a gas (water vapor)
400
Which of the following correctly compares the inner planets of the Solar System to the outer planets?
The inner planets have few or no moons, while the outer planets have many moons.
400
An organ that filters and removes waste from the blood.
Kidneys
400
Most places near the equator have warm tropical climates. Some places near the equator are much cooler and even have snow. Where in a tropical climate are you most likely to find cooler weather and snow?
Top of a mountain
400
In a food chain, the energy moves from organism to organism. List the correct order of energy movement in a food chain.
Sun, producer, consumer, decomposer
500
Gavin and Lily are having glasses of iced tea with their lunch. As their drinks sit in the room temperature air while they eat lunch, they observe water droplets forming on their glasses. Which phase of the water cycle do they observe?
Condensation
500
What is the difference between rotation and revolution of the Earth?
Rotation of the Earth on it's axis=Day/Night (24hrs)
Revolution around the Sun=Seasons (365 days)
500
1. Function of the large intestine . . .
2. Function of the small intestine . . .
1. Absorbs water during the digestive process
2. Absorbs nutrients during the digestive process
500
Jackson and Lincoln are both cities within the Temperate climate zone. Jackson averages 25 inches of precipitation per year. Lincoln averages 43 inches. Which of these factors could account for the greater precipitation at Lincoln?
Proximity to the ocean
500
List the names of the stages.
1. egg
2. larva
3. pupa
4. adult