Populations and Ecosystems
These organisms create energy through photosynthesis.
Producer
When you add this to an atom or molecule it can cause it to change forms of matter.
Thermal Energy
Name the 3 main parts of the water cycle
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation.
What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Mercury
What is the most common element in the universe?
Hydrogen
Apex Predator.
Name the 3 states of matter.
Solid, Liquid, Gas
What is the horizontal line around the center of the earth called?
The Equator
What force keeps the planets from moving away from the sun?
Gravity
What is it called when the moon casts a shadow on the earth?
Solar Eclipse
What do you call a species that is introduced to a new ecosystem and causes other species to go extinct?
Invasive Species
What causes a substance to go from a gas to a liquid?
Removing Thermal Energy
What pattern would you see if you saw a thermal map of the earth?
It is hot in the middle and colder on the top and bottom.
The law that states an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force, and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.
Inertia.
Why does the moon appear so large in the night sky compared to Jupiter, even though we know that Jupiter is much larger than the moon.
Because the moon is much closer to earth.
Name the 3 things that all living things need to survive.
Food, Water, Shelter.
The basic building blocks of matter.
Atoms
If you were in the middle of a high pressure system, what would the sky look like?
Clear and sunny
What do we call it when the earth casts a shadow on the moon?
Lunar Eclipse
How much energy is transferred between trophic levels in a food web?
10%
Commensalism, Mutualism, and Parasitism are all examples of this type of relationship.
Symbiosis.
When multiple atoms combine together to create something new we call it a....
Molecule.
Where is the only place on earth where rainforests can exist?
What is the main cause for the seasons on earth?
The tilt of the Earth's Axis
The process by which plants release excess water into the atmosphere.
Transpiration