A teacher is making fruit flavored ice pops. At which temperature did the water most likely begin to turn into ice?
0 degrees celsius
100
It takes Earth one year to complete one of these
Revolution
100
Plants need this in order to survive. Lucky for them, animals breathe it out.
Carbon Dioxide
100
Pupa is a stage in this type of metamorphosis
Complete
100
The cactus is a native plant of the Southwest. It has no leaves and many spines. What is the reason that cacti have no leaves?
To not lose water
200
El Paso is generally very hot with relatively little rainfall. What am I describing?
Climate
200
Part of the plant which helps it pick up water and stay in the soil.
Roots
200
Part of the plant which collects sunlight.
Leaves
200
Which of these is a trait a bear inherited DIRECTLY from its parents A) weight B) ability to take food from cars C) height
C) height
200
Plants make food using sunlight and water in a process called ___________________
photosynthesis
300
Dark colors ___________ more sunlight than lighter colors
Absorb
300
Computers often use copper and gold to transmit electrical signals quickly. This is because copper and gold are ____________
good conductors
300
True or false: One gallon of water will boil at a higher temperature than one cup of water
False!!! WATER ALWAYS BOILS AT 100 DEGREES CELSIUS (unless you put something in it)
300
Consider the following food chain: Grass, grasshoppers, frogs, great blue herons. What will happen if I remove the frogs?
More grasshoppers, less herons
300
I have a mixture of one thousand small wooden cubes and one thousand medium wooden cubes. How can I separate them?
use some sort of a filter
400
Which of the following is a learned behavior? A) Bears hibernating B) A giraffe learning how to have a long neck C) Birds hanging around people
C) Birds hanging around people (for food)
400
Eagles sharp talons and crocodiles' eyes, which are located on top of the head, are both adaptations that help animals do what?
hunt
400
I am planning on building a home. I would like to see the sunrise every morning from my front porch. In which direction should I face my house?
East
400
Windmills collect mechanical energy from the wind using a _____________
turbine
400
Which of the following planets has a smaller orbit around the Sun than the Earth? Mars, Jupiter, Venus
Venus
500
If the Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, what season is it in El Paso?
Winter
500
Oil and Natural gas are formed from decayed plant and animal life that lived in this type of environment.
Oceans
500
The movement of tectonic plates under the Earth can result in this type of rapid change on Earth's surface
Earthquakes
500
Students were examining density and mixtures/solutions. They put three teaspoons of salt in water. Then, they gently put water in the bottle until it filled up. They noticed the salt sat at the bottom. Students then shook the bottle for two minutes. What can they expect to see tomorrow morning?