Plants and Animals
Which plant part is responsible for photosynthesis?
leaf
What is the smallest planet? What is the largest planet?
Mercury - smallest, Jupiter - biggest
If the Earth is a marble, what item would best represent the sun?
a. baseball
b. basketball
c. pea
d. grape
b. basketball
to help them survive
What are the things we must keep the SAME in an experiment?
constants
Which plant part is responsible for absorbing water from the soil and anchoring the plant in the soil?
roots
What movement of the earth causes DAY and NIGHT?
rotation
Which 4 planets are the terrestrial planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What is the moon phase called that is LIT on the LEFT?
Last quarter
What is an educated guess or prediction?
hypothesis
Which plant part is responsible for transporting water and nutrients throughout the plant and supporting the plant to keep it upright?
stem
Fill in the blank (same word both times):
The Earth ________________ around the sun. The moon ________________ around the Earth.
revolves
Which 4 planets are the gas giants?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Which moon phase appears completely dark?
new moon
What is the thing that I CHANGE in an experiment?
independent variable
Which part of the plant is responsible for reproduction?
flower
What causes tides?
the moon's gravitational pull
When the Earth is between the moon and the sun, what moon phase will we experience? Hint: draw it!
full moon
What important job (niche) do bees, butterflies, and other animals have that helps plants reproduce?
What is the thing that you MEASURE in an experiment?
dependent variable
Which if the following is something that BOTH plants and animals do?
a. make their own food
b. eat plants
c. reproduce
d. lay eggs
c. reproduce
What causes Earth's seasons?
the tilt of the Earth on its axis and the revolution of the Earth around the sun
summer
Where would you find water and breathable oxygen?
a. the sun
b. Mars
c. the moon
d. the Earth
d. the Earth
Brielle wants to investigate whether the color of a piece of construction paper will affect how fast the color of the paper fades in the sunlight.
What is the IV? What is the DV?
IV - color of the paper
DV - how fast the color fades