Vocab.
A field of study that uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.
built environment or applied science
Applied Science
What humans have made, such as roads and buildings.
Built environment or applied science
built environment
The ability to do work, found in many different forms.
Energy or dissolve
energy
Birds, fish, and trees are all examples of ________.
Organisms
Which travels faster in a lightning storm?
a. same
b. thunder
c. lightning
C. Lightning
A material found in nature that is useful to humans.
Natural resources or natural environment
natural resources
An organism's natural and human made surroundings.
natural environment or environment
environment
to break apart.
cell or dissolve
dissolve
Farmers use _________to control unwanted organisms on crops.
Pesticides
You look outside at the wind vane on top of the barn, The arrow is pointing to the W, what does that indicate?
A. The wind is weak
B. the wind is warm
C. The winds are coming from the West.
C. The winds are coming from the West.
A living thing, one of many different forms of life.
Organism
The languages, religions, customs, arts, and dress of a people.
culture
To breed and produce offspring.
Reproduce
Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?
a. soil
b. water
c. roads
c. roads
In the United States, weather patterns mostly move from:
A. West to East
B. South to North
C. North to South
A. West to East
The study of how living things, including humans, interact with their environment.
Environmental science
The basic unit of life.
cell
Any chemical used to kill or control pests.
Pesticide
Buildings, roads, schools, and bridges are examples of the ______________.
Built environment
Which of the following weather tools measures wind speed?
A. Thermometer
B. Wind Vane
C. Barometer
B. Wind Vane
All living and nonliving things found in nature.
Natural environment
Species
Radiation that is made up of electric and magnetic waves.
Electromagnetic radiation
The study of how living things interact with their surroundings is ___________________.
Environmental science
What cloud type can described as wispy and thin?
A. stratus
B. nimbus
C. Cirrus
C. Cirrus