Earth Science
The long-term pattern of weather in a region.
What is climate?
What is the primary source of energy for plants?
Sunlight
A push or a pull on an object that can cause a change in motion.
Force
A meteorologist studies this.
What is weather?
This tube-like organ carries food from your mouth to your stomach.
The esophagus
This tool is used to measure air temperature.
What is a thermometer?
What would happen if producers were removed from an ecosystem?
The entire ecosystem would collapse due to lack of energy sources.
What is the unit for speed?
meters per second
This system acts as the body's control center, sending and receiving signals through nerves.
Nervous System
This organ controls all body functions and processes information through neurons.
The brain.
Meteorologists use this tool to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
An animal that destroys habitats and invades is considered an __________
Invasive Species
What does it take to change the direction or speed of an object?
Unbalanced force
Any product or process made by engineers and scientists.
Technology
This muscular organ stores food and helps break it down with acid and enzymes.
The stomach.
This is the name of the place where meteorologists work.
What is a weather station?
What is the difference between a consumer and producer?
A consumer eats other living things to survive. Producer makes its own food to survive.
_________ is any information that supports or refuses a claim.
Evidence
The climate near the equator is usually ____.
What is hot and wet?
This organ filters waste from the blood and produces urine.
The kidneys
The layer of the atmosphere that protects us from the Sun’s harmful UV rays.
What is the ozone layer?
In a food web, what role does a plant play?
Producers
Li Jing works in a lab where she investigates temporary magnets. She designs experiments with different kinds of materials to learn which ones can be made into magnets. Based on this work, Li Jing is most likely considered a _______.
Scientist
These four seasons occur in most temperate climates.
What are spring, summer, fall, and winter?
This small, finger-like organ has no clear function but can become inflamed and require removal.
The appendix