Earth, Stars, Moon
Watersheds
Ecosystems
Chemistry
100

What is the closest star to Earth?

The Sun

100

What is the name for all the water in all its forms on planet Earth?

The hydrosphere

100

What is the name of the local ecosystems full of tall non-native trees? (They came from Australia.)

Eucalyptus Grove
100

What do we call a mixture where one substance dissolves into another?

solution

200

In what season in the Northern Hemisphere does the sun sets the earliest?

Winter

200

What name do we give an area of land where water flows to the same point?

watershed

200

In an ecosystem, is a rabbit a producer, consumer or decomposer?

consumer

200

Does a solute or a solvent dissolve?

solute
300

What is the phase name for the moon when it is reflecting more light each day?

Waxing

300

What is the name of the watershed for Los Osos?

The Los Osos Creek Watershed

300

Name one type of decomposer.

bacteria, fungus, earthworm

300

What is one way to determine the concentration of a solution?

mass, color change, math, taste

400

At what time of day is a shadow the longest?

The morning or the evening-or when the sun is low in the sky

400

What is the Greek word for the process of being "well fed"?

Eutrophication

400

In a food chain what direction does the energy flow?

from the bottom to the top-or from producer to consumer
400

What is one indicator that a chemical reaction occurred?

gas, temperature change, color change, new substance formed

500

What is the word for the spin around an axis?

Rotation

500

What is one type of pollutant that can cause too much algae growth?

fertilizer, detergent or feces

500

Name one type of producer you saw on the Sweet Springs Preserve field trip.

monkey flower, eucalyptus, silver bush lupine, artemisia (sagebrush)

500

Sodium bicarbonate is the chemical name for what household substance?

baking soda