Chemistry
What is the vocab word for the smallest particle of an element
Atom
Vocab word for a section of DNA that gives info for a trait or a unit of genetic information
Gene
What kind of energy does something have when it is sitting at the top of a hill
Potential energy
What is a producer
Something that makes its own food, like a plant
What is the difference between rotate and revolve?
Revolve means to go around, and rotate means to spin
Name an element that is a gas
Carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, helium
A trait that only appears with TWO copies of a gene
Recessive/ recessive trait
When something has kinetic energy, what is it doing?
Moving
Many options ex - camouflage
List the planets in order from the sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What are the 3 states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas
Where do the directions for your traits come from?
From your DNA/ From your parents
What is inertia
Moving things stay moving, things that are still stay still
The process of turning sugar and oxygen into usable energy for the cell
Respiration
The force between two objects with mass that pulls them towards each other
Gravity
What does it mean when something has a density less than the density of water?
It will float
What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?
Asexual reproduction requires only one parent, while sexual reproduction requires 2
What is the word for when heat is transferred through liquids or gasses. This kind of energy transfer causes weather patterns
Convection/ convection current
What is a difference between plant and animal cells
Plant cells have a cell wall and a chloroplast, and animal cells do not
What causes the seasons - there are TWO things
1. Earth's tilt
2. Earth goes around the sun
What is the difference between a physical and chemical change
Physical change doesn't make a new substance while chemical change rearranges atoms to make something new
What is a mutation?
A mistake in the DNA
Give an example of a type of electromagnetic energy (the kind that travels in waves)
Light, UV rays, infrared, microwaves, radio waves
The process of using the energy from sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into glucose for plants
Photosynthesis
What is erosion?
Erosion is when minerals are broken down and moved to a new location, like moving down a stream