Vocabulary
Define the vocabulary word producer. Give 2 examples.
An organism that produces its own food. Trees, flowers, grass, plants
Magnets are used to attract -
A) Wheat
B) Iron
C) Salt
B) Iron
What are the components needed to complete a series circuit with a lightbulb?
Power source, lightbulb, wires
How is a sandhill formed by?
A) River deposition
B) Wind erosion
C) Water weathering
D) Wind deposition
D) Wind deposition
A crab fossil is found in the tundra. What environment does this suggest was here before the tundra?
Ocean
Describe an inherited trait. Give 2 examples of inherited traits of animals
A trait passed down by our parents or grandparents
True or False: When sugar is mixed with water, a mixture is formed.
FALSE
Light travels in a ________________________.
Straight line
Rotation is the earth spinning on its axis -
A) Around the sun
B) Around the moon
C) Around in place
C) Around in place
Name 2 ways a lizard interacts with living elements in its environment.
Name 2 ways a lizard interacts with non living elements in its environment.
Living elements - eating a cricket, plants, eating a berry from a plant
Nonliving - drinking water, breathing, sitting on a rock
What is mechanical energy? Give two examples.
Mechanical energy is the physical movement needed. Examples: A truck moving or a construction crane picking up materials
Riddle: Metals helps gets the job done faster, but wood helps to keep us safe. What properties of matter am I referring to?
A) Solubility
B) Density
C) Thermal Conductivity
D) Magnetism
C) Thermal Conductivity
In terms of energy produced, what is the difference between the energy a fan and lamp produce?
Fan produces - mechanical energy & sound energy
Lamp produces- thermal energy & light energy
How are oil fields created?
Dead plants and animals were buried millions of years ago and compacted and cemented over time.
True or False: A copper penny is attracted to a magnet.
FALSE
What is a learned behavior?
Give one example of a learned behavior that an animal has.
Give one example of a learned behavior that a plant has.
Answers may vary.
How to do you know if an object is soluble?
What are ways to separate items from water that are soluble?
List the planets in order.
Mercury
Venus
Excellent
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Which statement correctly pairs the landform with its agent of change?
A) Canyon is created by river
B) Delta is created by wind
C) Sandhill is created by a river
D)U shaped valley is created by a wind
A) Canyon is created by river
Describe the tundra and possible animals that might live there.
Extreme cold weather, few vegetation. Polar bears, artic foxes, artic hare
Define what less dense and more dense than water means.
List 2 object that are less dense than water.
List 2 object that are more dense than water.
Less dense - float on top of water
Ex) Toothpick, cork, oil
More dense - sink under the water
Ex) Rocks, heavy metal
Draw a picture of a liquid that is less dense than water. Make sure you label your drawing.
Answers may vary.
Examples: Oil floating on top of water
Describe the process of condensation.
Liquid heating up and turning into water vapor
Which statements below are effects due to Earth's rotation? Choose THREE.
A) Apparent movement of the sun across the sky
B) Seasons
C) Day & Night
D) Shadows
A) Apparent movement of the sun across the sky
C) Day & Night
D) Shadows
Which of the resources are nonrenewable resources? Select THREE answers.
A) Coal
B) Wind
C) Water
D) Petroleum
E) Oil
A) Coal
D) Petroleum
E) Oil