Matter
What is matter?
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Biosphere is _____
life
How do organisms survive?
Adapt to the environment
Solar System is made up of ....
8 Planets, 1 Star, Moons, and Asteroids/Comets
What is a carnivore?
Organisms that only eat meat
Properties of matter can be ...
physical or chemical
What are the 4 components that make up Earth?
Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
Animals have different traits. What is the definition of traits?
Characteristic that makes an animal special or unique
Earth spins once every..
24 hours / 1 day
What's an example of a geosphere?
Mountains / Valleys / Volcanoes
What is an atom?
Smallest unit of matter
What is the water cycle?
Evaporation -- Condensation -- Precipitation
In a food web, which organism is usually at the bottom?
a) Producer
b) Consumer
c) Decomposer
Producer
What is a solar eclipse?
Moon covering the sun
What is a vertebrate? Give me an example of an animal that falls under it.
Mammal/Birds/Fish/Reptiles/Amphibians
Which properties of matter takes up a specific amount of space?
Solid
A hurricane forms over the ocean and moves toward land. Which Earth systems are interacting?
Hydrosphere and Atmosphere
What are the four things that plants have? Explain what each of them do.
1. roots (absorb water and holds down plant)
2. stems (transport water)
3. leaves (perform photosynthesis)
4. flowers/fruits/veggies (seeds for reproduction)
What causes day and night on Earth?
a) Earth's orbit around the Sun
b) The Moon blocking the Sun
c) Earth's rotation on its axis
d) The Sun moving around Earth
Earth's rotation on its axis
Which of the following is a physical change?
a) Burning wood
b) Rust forming on metal
c) Water freezing into ice
d) Baking a cake
Water freezing into ice
How do we know that gases exist? Give an example.
Balloon - air comes out of the balloon when you squeeze it out
Which example best shows an interaction between the geosphere and biosphere?
a) Rain filling a river
b) Plants growing in soil
c) Clouds forming in the sky
d) Ocean waves crashing on the beach
Plants growing in soil
Which of the following helps recycle nutrients back into the soil?
a) Sunlight
b) Decomposers
c) Herbivores
d) Carnivores
Decomposers
How long does it take the moon to orbit around Earth?
28 days
What happens to the particles in a substance when it changes from a solid to a liquid?
a) The particles stop moving
b) The particles move slower
c) The particles spread out and move faster
d) The particles disappear
The particles spread out and move faster