Waxing or Waning: Which one means the moon is getting larger?
waxing
100
When it is summer in Australia, what season is it in Indiana?
winter
100
What planet is 3rd from the sun?
Earth
100
What body system is a group of organs that work together to break down nutrients into molecules that can be used by cells. It includes the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, and large intestine.
Digestive System
100
What is the original source of all life?
sun
200
The moon orbits Earth every_____________.
24 hours
200
How long does it take for Earth to revolve around the sun?
1 year/ 365 days
200
How many planets are in our solar system?
8
200
What body system is involved in the defense of the body against infectious and noninfectious diseases?
Immune System
200
Water naturally exists on Earth in three states. What are the three states?
Gas, liquid, solid
300
What do we call it when there is no visible "moonlight"?
a new moon
300
What causes an increase in daylight hours during the summer?
The tilt of the Earth
300
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
300
How much of the human body is made of water?
2/3
300
The regular rising and falling of ocean water due to the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon is called__________?
tides
400
What causes the change of day and night?
The daily rotation of the Earth on its axis.
400
What causes temperatures in the summer to be higher than temperatures in the winter?
More of the Sun's rays directly hit a particular region on Earth during the summer than during the winter.
400
Why is Neptune the coldest planet?
it is furthest from the sun
400
All living organisms on Earth are made up of microscopic structures called___________.
cells
400
What process involves carbon dioxide, water, and light?
photosynthesis
500
Which of the following is the phase that results when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun?
Full Moon
500
The _______ and _______ Hemispheres of the Earth experience opposite seasons.
Northern and Southern
500
What is a difference between planets and stars? Hint: What we see on Earth.
The biggest and most obvious difference between the planets and stars is that while stars produce their own light, the light seen from planets is only reflected light from the Sun.
500
The more water there is in a cell, the more mass the cell has. What is the process called that allows water to enter and leave a cell, which can change the volume of the cell?
osmosis
500
An _______________is a community of living organisms and nonliving factors that interact within an environment is a community of living organisms and nonliving factors that interact within an environment.