Space
Which is the largest, Earth, Moon, or Sun?
Sun
Water, plants, and wind are examples of ____________ resources that can be reused and won't run out.
renewable
_______________ is anything with mass and volume.
Matter
What types of clouds are associated with thunderstorms and sever weather?
Cumulonimbus
How much of the Earth is covered by oceans?
70%
When the moon is not visible at all, the phase is a...
new moon
Coal, oil, and other resources that will eventually run out are called:
nonrenewable
A change in ______________ is required for matter to change phase?
temperature/heat
What type of severe storm is characterized by high winds and flooding?
hurricane
Which type of organism creates its own food and gets energy from the sunlight?
producers
What is fourth (4th) planet from the sun, also known as the "red planet?"
Mars
Water, land, and wildlife are examples of _____________ resources.
natural
In which phase of matter do spread-out particles (atoms and molecules) vibrate very fast?
gas
What type of a storm is a violent, rotating funnel that has very fast winds and causes damage to things in its path?
Tornado
Salinity, wind patterns, and temperatures affect which type of water movement?
ocean currents
The revolution of Earth around the sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis causes...
seasons
Which watershed is closest to Richmond, VA?
Chesapeake Bay
What is made when you wrap a copper wire around an iron nail and connect the battery to the two sides of the copper wire? This creates a magnetic field around the battery, wire, and nail.
electromagnet
Which pressure system has cold temperatures and clear, fair weather?
high pressure
What part of the Earth has ocean's with the highest salinity?
near the equator
What is "to spin or turn on an axis?"
Rotation
What is: an area over which surface water (and the materials it carries) flows to a single collection place?
a watershed
What is "a force acting on an object, causing it to move?"
Work
Which pressure system has warmer temperatures and cloudy/rainy weather?
low pressure system
What is "any living thing" like a plant, animal, bacteria, or fungi?
organism