Unit 1&2
What kind of energy does an object have when it's moving?
Kinetic energy
What is a organism that eats other organisms for energy?
Predator
What is the energy input of photosynthesis?
Sunlight
What the types of precipitation?
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
When water comes from the poles, it is...?
Cold
What kind of energy does an object have when you stretch a rubber band back and hold it?
Potential energy
What is an ecosystem?
All the living AND non-living things in an area
Where does photosynthesis take place in the plant cell?
The chloroplast
What are the forces driving the water cycle?
Sunlight and gravity
What pushes surface currents?
The wind
What is temperature?
The average kinetic energy of an object
What does abiotic mean?
Non-living
Where does cellular respiration take place in the cell?
Mitochondria
What are clouds made of?
Water droplets (liquid)
When water comes from the equator it is....?
Warm
What is thermal energy?
The total kinetic energy of an object
What is a population?
A group of the same type of organism living in the same area
Which process produces glucose?
Photosynthesis
What is it called when a liquid turns into a gas?
Evaporation
What is it called when Earth's winds curve due to the rotation of the Earth?
Coriolis effect
What is equilibrium?
When objects that are touching become the average temperature between the objects.
What is the name of the molecule that organisms eat to get energy?
Glucose
What type of organisms go through cellular respiration?
All organisms
What is it called when water vapor (a gas) turns to liquid?
Condensation
What happens when ocean currents collide with land?
They curve