Sun, Moon, and Earth
This bright object lights up our day and is a big ball of burning gas.
The Sun
What are large bodies of salt water that cover most of Earth's surface?
Oceans
What do we call natural resources like trees, water, and sunlight that can be used again?
Renewable resources
What do we call green plants that make their own food using sunlight?
Producers
What do we call a baby frog before it grows legs?
Tadpole
What are the different shapes the Moon seems to go through each night called?
Phases
What landform is taller than a hill and can be rocky or snowy?
Mountain
What do we call resources like coal, oil, and gas that can run out?
Nonrenewable resources
What is the place called where an animal or plant lives?
Habitat
What are differences between animals of the same kind, like spots on a leopard?
Variations
How long does it take Earth to travel all the way around the Sun?
One year / 365 days
Where does a river usually flow into?
A lake or ocean
What metal do we get from Earth that is used to make cans and foil?
Aluminum
What do we call animals that eat only plants?
Herbivores
What do we call traits passed from parents to their babies?
Inherited traits
What do we call it when Earth spins on its axis once every 24 hours?
Rotation
What are slow-moving sheets of ice that carve out valleys and shape the land?
Glaciers
What is it called when we turn old paper or bottles into something new?
Recycling
What do we call a group of the same animals living in one area?
Population
What do we call a trait, like a giraffe’s long neck, that helps an animal survive?
Adaptation
What happens when the Moon blocks the Sun and casts a shadow on Earth?
A solar eclipse
What is the sudden event that shakes the ground when tectonic plates move?
Earthquake
What resource powers solar panels and comes from the Sun?
Sunlight / Solar energy
What do we call the process that moves energy from the Sun to plants to animals?
Food chain
What do we call a behavior like a lizard dropping its tail to escape danger?
Defense mechanism