Science 1
Name the energy that causes water to boil.
heat energy
This is who discovered the law of gravity after getting hit in the head by an apple
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
This type of vertebrate uses gills as young and lungs as an adult
Amphibians
What are the five basic senses that humans have?
Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
Which planet is the hottest?
Venus
What is applied force?
a push or pull force
This is the fifth planet from the sun?
Jupiter
Animal that only eats plants is called ________.
herbivore
Give three examples of producers
answers may vary as long as answers are plants
How many trials should a scientist complete in an experiment for the results to be accurate?
at least 3
A planet is
natural body that revolves in an orbit around a star
What is the largest AND smallest planet in our solar system?
The smallest planet in our solar system is Mercury and the largest planet is Jupiter.
The Earth does one complete turn on its axis every ________.
24 hours
________ core is the hottest layer of the Earth.
inner
How many days does it take for the Earth to orbit the Sun?
365 days, 1 year
The Sun is a ___________.
Name a bone that protects your brain
skull
Which type of gas to plants need to survive?
Carbon dioxide
name the type of force that keeps us on the ground
gravitational force/ gravity
Give an example of a food chain
various answers (4 parts)
An orbit is
a path that one object takes around another object
Name the most outer layer of the earth
crust
Name the process when solid turns to liquid.
melting
Name the four layers of Earth in order
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
What do a herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore eat?
herbivore - plants
carnivore - meat
omnivore - both plants and meat
When magma reaches the surface, it is called ________
lava
This is what an animal who breaks down dead things is called
decomposer
Name two types of insulator
Plastic, wood, paper, clothes..
Lamps will shine ________ when you add more cells to the circuit.
What happens when light hits the surface of a mirror?
reflect
Why does the sun appear to be the largest star in the sky?
it is the closest star to Earth
Name the process when liquid turns to solid
Freezing
What is the role of a producer?
They make their own food and supply energy to consumers
Is the sun a planet or star?
Star
what is the main light source in our Solar system?
Sun
We use measuring ________ to measure the volume of water
cylinder
Light travels in a ________ line.
straight
What does the stick or the imaginary line through the Earth represent?
Axis
What tool would I use to find the mass of an object?
A balance scale
Planets closer to the sun orbit faster than planets farther away. true or false
True
Materials that can conduct electricity is called ________
conductor
This is the process called when leaves on trees use sunlight for energy
Photosynthesis
Which gases do humans take in and get rid of?
Take in oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide
Consumers eat...
eat producers or other consumers
Lamps will shine ________ when you add more lamps to the circuit.
less
Animal that eats plants and meat is called ________.
Omnivore
Things that make their own food is called _______.
producer
What is used to prevent some kinds of infection disease?
vaccination
What is the special feature of amphibians?
They can survive in both in land and water
List the steps in the scientific method
Observe, problem, hypothesis, experiment, results, conclusion