Ecosystems
SPACE!
The Wonders of the Earth
Animals in the Wild
100
True or False
rocks, water, and dirt are living things
False
100
Does the moon rotate?
no
100
Renewable means
an energy source that has a continuous supply (solar power, wind power)
100
The type of trait that is passed down from family
What is an inherited trait?
200
Producers are
plants that make their own food
200
The largest planet is
Jupiter
200
Non renewable means
natural substance that is not replenished (oil, coal)
200
A type of behavior that is not present at birth
What is learned behavior?
300
Consumers
eat organisms
300
If the sun is in the middle of the sky, what time is it?
What 12 PM (Noon)
300
What is the youngest layer of the Earth?
The surface/ocean floor
300
What is a structre?
A physical part of an organism
400
What does a herbivore eat?
plants
400
What are the planets in order from the sun?
M V E M J S U N P
400
What 3 things make sedimentary rock?
Heat, time, and pressure
400
What is a Function?
The way a physical part of an organism helps it survive in its environment.
500
what does an omnivore eat?
plants and meat
500
This is what Earth spins on
What is its axis?
500
Fossil fuels are
made from decomposing plants and animals
500
A bird has a sharp, curved beak. What does it likely eat?
Meat/small animals
600
Where do producers get energy?
The Sun
600
What is the largest AND smallest planet in our solar system?
The smallest planet in our solar system is Mercury and the largest planet is Jupiter.
600
This is the process of when something is eroded away thanks to water or wind
What is Erosion?
600
The thick leaves on a prickly pear cactus retain water in the dry desert. Name the structure and function of those leaves.
Structure: Thick leaves
Function: To retain water in the dry desert
700
This is what an animal who breaks down dead things is called
What is a decomposer?
700
An orbit is
a path that one object takes around another object
700
Name 3 things we can determine about organisms by looking at fossils of them?
Where they lived, how they moved, what they ate, If they had a shell
700
Name one structure and function that helps the Camel survive in the desert
The hump on the Camel's back helps it retain fat and water
800
What would happen to the ecosystem if the population of the birds increased?
Decrease in grasshoppers
Decrease in frogs
increase in grass
increase in snakes
800
How long does it take for Earth to orbit the sun?
365 days
800
This is an example of a fossil fuel used for heating buildings and produces energy
What is coal?
800
Platypus learn how to dig burrows from their parents. What structure helps it burrow?
The front two feet
900
The biosphere is made up of
any living organisms
900
How many days does it take for the lunar (moon) cycle?
28 days-30 days
900
Landform created by erosion rather than deposition.
What is a U-shaped Valley?