Heat Transfer
What is Convection?
Heat that moves through a liquid or a gas
What is Evaporation?
When liquid water turns into vapor
What is the scientific name for sugar?
Glucose
True
What causes day and night?
The earth's rotation. Only half of the earth is lit up at a time.
True or False: A heater is an example of radiation
True
Name 3 types of precipitation.
Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail
What are the raw materials (or "ingredients") needed for photosynthesis?
CO2, Water, and Sunlight
What is a Decomposer?
They eat (or break down) dead plants and animals.
True or False: Other planets also have 24 hours in a day.
False: planets spin at different rates. Some days are longer and some are shorter.
A hot air balloon is an example of what type of heat transfer? (Radiation, Convection, or Conduction)
Convection
List the water cycle steps
1. Runoff
2. Precipitation
3. Condensation
4. Evaporation
What does CO2 stand for?
Carbon Dioxide
Which way does the food chain arrow point? (how would you describe it)
The arrow points in the direction of energy flow. It points towards the animal that is eating the other animal.
What causes Summer and Winter?
The tilt of the earth
What is Conduction?
When heat is transferred through touch
What step in the water cycle is when water vapor turns into clouds?
Sugar, Water vapor, and Oxygen.
It shows how energy moves through an ecosystem.
If you are tilted towards the sun what season is it?
Summer
What is Radiation?
Heat that is transferred through the air without anything to carry it.
The water cycle has no _________ and no __________. It is always happening all over the world.
Beginning End
The roots
What is a secondary consumer?
An animal that eats another animal.
How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun once?
1 year (365 days)