Astronomy
What satellite orbits planet Earth?
The Moon
What are the 3 states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
What is a chemical that travels through the bloodstream to make changes to the body?
Hormone
What is a series of organisms in which one is eaten by the next, starting with a producer and ending with a consumer?
What water has a low concentration of dissolved salts and is safe for drinking?
Freshwater
What size star is our Sun?
Medium-sized star
What is the smallest unit of matter?
Atom
What is a type of organ in the body that secretes hormones?
A gland
What is a type of sugar that is produced by plants through photosynthesis and used as a source of energy?
Glucose
What are the 3 types of rocks in the rock cycle?
Sedimentary, Metamophic, Igneous
When a star becomes too big, it collapses in on itself and becomes a what?
Supernova
What is a negatively charged subatomic particle in the nucleus of an atom?
Electron
What is the process of passing something down from one generation to another?
Inheritance
Which part of the food chain creates food through photosynthesis?
Producer
What are the steps of the water cycle?
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Surface Runoff/Infiltration
What is the order of the planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (and Pluto)
What is a collection of atoms of DIFFERENT elements called?
Compound
What is a primary consumer?
The first consumer in a food chain or web. It eats the producer.
What's the difference between magma and lava?
Magma is below the surface of the earth and Lava is above the surface.
What is the order of the life cycle of a star?
1. Nova
2. Main Sequence Star
3. Red Giant
4. White Dwarf
5. Neutron Star
What is an example of a compound?
H2O
CO2
O2
What hormone helps to regulate blood sugar?
Insulin
What's the difference between the food web and food chain?
A food chain shows the flow of energy from one organism to another, while a food web shows the complex interactions between many organisms.
Starting at the surface, what are the layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere