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Matter and Energy
Space
Earth
Life Science
Vocabulary
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Five forms of energy (MELTS)

Mechanical, Electric, Light, Thermal, Sound

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The major source of energy that powers the movement of water throughout the environment
What is the sun
100
WED stands for
What is weathering, erosion and deposition
100
When danger approaches, a black bear mother will send a warning call to her cubs. The cubs will then climb a tree, this behavior is -
What is a learned behavior
100

The pressure of layers of sediment that are deposited from eroded material as the form on top of one another

Compaction

200
Students notice that an object changes position and motion when it is pushed or pulled. The students are making -
An observation
200

The order of the planets beginning with closest to the sun  (My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos) 

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

200
Coal, oil and natural gas are considered nonrenewable resources because
There is a limited supply and they cannot be replenished in a short period of time
200
The shape of a bird's beak is a body structure that the bird has at birth, this structure is a/an-
What is a inherited trait
200

The change of water in its gaseous state of matter into it's liquid form

Condensation

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A beaker contains a mixture of sand, salt, gravel and iron fillings. Which substances are not soluble in water? Which are?
What is salt, gravel and iron fillings. Salt is soluble.
300
The Sun appears to change position or move across the sky during daylight hours. This is a result of
What is Earth's rotation
300

The first step in fossil fuel formation requires

the remains of plants and animals

300

All food webs or food chains begin with this group, which is the groups who's source of energy is the sun

What are producers

300
The act of resistance on a moving object
What is friction
400
Students experiment with the flow of electricity in circuits. The teacher instructs them to wear rubber gloves because -
Rubber gloves are insulators
400

"Over the last 3 decades, the average temperature in San Antonio during the summer has increased." This is an example of...

What is climate?

400
Scientists are looking for ways to produce energy from natural materials, such as plants without depleting limited natural resources. Plants are considered a good alternative because they are -
What is renewable
400

A bee helping to pollinate a flower is an example of an interaction between these two

two living organisms

400

The process that plants go through to produce their own food

what is photosynthesis 

500

When light changes speed as it's traveling from one medium to another it causes objects to appear distorted because of this

Refraction

500

A person is building a home in the Texas Hill Country. They would like their front door to face the sunset so that they can enjoy it from their porch.  This is the direction they should face their front door...

What is to the WEST!

500

Eroded sediment is deposited where a fast moving river meets a slower body of water like an ocean resulting in the formation of this landform

What is a delta

500
The difference between tadpoles and frogs is
Tadpoles live in water, breathe with gills, have no legs and have a long tail. Adult frogs live on land and in water, breather with lungs, have legs and have no tail
500
The appearances of an object mass, magnetism, physical state, relative density, solubility and the ability to conduct or insulate heat
What is a property