Force and Motion
100: What is the push or pull on an object called?
What is force?
100: What are the three states of matter?
What are solid, liquid, and gas?
100: What do we call the daily movement of the Sun across the sky?
What is the day/night cycle?
100: What are biotic and abiotic factors?
Biotic factors are living components, and abiotic factors are nonliving components of an ecosystem.
200: How can you change the position of an object?
By pushing or pulling it.
200: What property of matter describes how much space it takes up?
What is volume?
200: What are the processes that lead to the formation of sedimentary rocks?
What are weathering and erosion?
200: What is the role of producers in a food web?
They make their own food and provide energy for consumers.
300: What type of energy transformation happening in a battery powered flashlight?
What is chemical energy->electrical energy->light energy->thermal energy
300: What is the difference between a mixture and a solution?
Mixtures can be separated with tools and solutions can not be separated as easily as they are liquids?
300: How do wind, water, and ice change the Earth’s surface?
They shape landforms like canyons and deltas.
300: How do living organisms respond to changes in their environment?
They adapt by changing behavior.
400: How does light travel?
Light travels in a straight line.
400: How do you classify matter based on its physical properties?
By observable properties like mass and density.
400: What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions; climate is long-term patterns.
400: What is an example of an inherited trait in animals?
What is the shape of a bird's beak?
500: What happens to energy in a closed circuit?
Energy can flow and it can produce light, heat, or sound.
500: What is the significance of demonstrating that matter is conserved in solutions?
It shows that the total mass remains the same before and after a solution is made.
500: Why is the Sun important in the water cycle?
It provides energy that causes evaporation.
500: How do human activities impact ecosystems?
They can be beneficial or harmful, such as pollution or conservation efforts.