Earth Science 1
natural substance that is not replenished (oil, coal and natural gas)
Non renewable
The inner planets are made of ________.
Rock
Primary source of energy for all food chains is the ____.
sun
What are the five basic senses that humans have?
Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
The amount of matter that makes up an object.
mass
How long does it take for Earth to revolve around the sun?
365 days/ a year
The outer planets are made of _______.
Gases
All of the biotic and abiotic components in an area.
ecosystem
Producers are
plants that make their own food
What type of circuit is needed for electricity to flow.
A closed circuit.
What interaction happens when the sun interacts with the ocean?
Water will evaporate
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
What is W.E.D.C.C (Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction and Cementation)
Uses the energy from the sun to make their own food through a process called photosynthesis
Producers
Consumers are
organisms that eat other consumers or producers
Two or more ingredients that are combined but keep their physical properties.
mixture
It takes _______ for the Earth to orbit the Sun.
365 days
The condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time.
What is weather?
What are some negative effects that humans have had on the planet?
Overpopulation, overfishing, burning fossil fuels, pollution
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What is a solution?
Two ingredients combine and one of them dissolves in the liquid. The particles become very small and are not longer visible.
a path that one object takes around another object
Orbit
How many days does it take for the lunar (moon) cycle?
28 days
The characteristics that allow an organism to survive in their ecosystem.
adaptations
An animal who breaks down dead things is called a ______.
decomposer
Refraction
Light travels through an object and bends (changes direction).
long term weather patterns of an area is known as _______
Climate
Order of the planets from closest to farthest away.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
The arrows of a food web or food chain.
Show the transfer of energy in the ecosystem.
The force that slows down an object as it rubs together or touches.
Friction
An object that prevents heat or energy from passing.
Insulator
This is the process of when something is moved/carried away by water, wind, or ice
Erosion
What causes seasons
The Earth's tilt
What does structure and function mean?
structure: body part
function: what it does
Steps in a complete life cycle.
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Adult
When water turns into solid ice, what causes the liquid to change into a solid?
Heat is taken away.
_____ is when gas cools and turns into water droplets.
Condensation.
Steps for sedimentary rock formation?
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation, Sedimentary Rock
A plant or animal species that takes over an area and consumes the resources of the native organisms.
Invasive species
Food webs are different than food chains because there are _____________________.
Multiple food chains (many connected)
Variable
The part that is changing in an experiment and should be part of the question.
Organic matter that is buried for millions of years under layers of sediments and will form non-renewable resources.
What are fossil fuels?
Delta
What is an inherited trait and a learned behavior?
Inherited trait: physical characteristic an organism is born with and is passed down from parent to offspring.
Learned behavior: Actions that are taught through repeated experience.
Name a decomposer
fungi, mushrooms, bacteria, worms
What is needed to create a circuit? (Name 3 things that could be used)
battery/energy source
light bulb/buzzer/motor
wire