What are the four layers of earth, which one has CONVECTION
(Inner Core)
(Outer core )
(Mantle - HAS CONVECTION)
(Crust)
100
Explain the difference between biotic and abiotic
Living and Non Living
100
What is Energy
Ability to do work
100
Identify the 3 states (phases) of matter.
Solid, liquid, gas
100
What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
A rock is an aggregate of one or more minerals whereas a rock may also include organic remains
200
What are tectonic plates?
the crust which are broken up into pieces
200
Define the following words: a. organism or individual -b. population -c. community -d. ecosystem -e. biosphere
(Organism - One individual of a species)
(Population - Many of same species)
(Community - Many species together)
(Ecosystem - Many species + abiotic factors)
(Biosphere - All parts of living earth working together)
200
Identify the seven forms of energy
What is
(Mechanical)
(Thermal/Heat)
(Electrical)
(Nuclear)
(Light/Radiant)
(Chemical)
(Sound)
200
Explain the difference between the three states (phases) of matter using the MOLECULE MOVEMENT
(Solid - packed together/vibrate)
(Liquid - loosely packed / flow)
(Gas - not packed / very excited)
200
Identify the three types of rocks.
Igneous , Metamorphic , Sedimentary
300
How arc earthquakes, mountains and volcanoes related to tectonic plates?
The Plates are moving and touching which causes all three to happen
300
Explain the difference between producers, consumers, and decomposers
(Producers - Make own food using SUN)
(Consumers - Eat others to get energy )
(Decomposers - break down dead organisms for energy)
300
What are the two types of energy and what is the difference between them
Kinetic and Potential
300
What does adding energy (getting Warmer) do to molecules in matter?
Molescules speed up and spread apart-
Causes to change states
Solid to liquid
Liquid to gas
solid to gas
300
Compare and contrast weathering, erosion, and deposition
(Weathering - Rocks Break down)
(Erosion - Rocks Move)
(Deposition - Rocks have settled in a new spot)
400
What are the two types of crust
Oceanic and Continental
400
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
(Food chain - Single line of energy flow in multiple organisms)
(Food web - multiple chains together showing energy flow )
400
What does the law of conservation of energy state
Energy can not be created or destroyed
400
What does removing energy ( getting cooler) do to molecules in matter?
Molecules slow down and come closer together which Causes matter to change state
Gas to liquid
liquid to solid
gas to solid
400
Identify what soil is made of and the percent amount of each substance in soil.
Sediments - 45 , Air - 25, Water- 25, Humus- 5
500
What does the earth have because of its solid inner core and liquid outer core? what does it allow humans to do?
Magnetic field, use a compass
500
What is symbiosis?
the relationship between two different kinds of living things
500
Explain the difference between conduction, convection, and radiation. Give examples of each one.
Conduction, radiation, convection + examples
500
Explain the following phase changes: melting, evaporation, freezing, condensation, and sublimation.
Explain
500
How does the law of superposition explain the fossils that are found in rock layers'?
older layers on bottom contain older fossils, younger layers on top have younger fossils