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Potpourri
100

Webbed feet are an example of this type of adaptation.

Physical Adaptation

100

This consists of gas, dust, and many stars.

What is a galaxy?

100

This property of matter can be measured using a pan balance.

What is mass?

100

Information about the natural world gathered through the senses and/or scientific instruments.

What are observations?

100
A barometer is used to measure this weather condition.

What is air pressure?

200

This is the name for how an organism is born, grows, reproduces, and dies.

What is a life cycle?

200

This group of planets are solid, small, and do not have rings.

What are the inner planets?

200

A state of matter that has no set volume or shape.

What is a gas?

200

All scientific explanations must have this to support the claim.

What is evidence?

200

An animal can do this is its habitat is no longer a place it can survive.

What is move to a new location?
300

This organ processes the sensory information the body receives and is the control center of the entire body.

What is the brain?

300

List the 4 main processes in the water cycle.

What is evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and run-off (accumulation)?

300
A mixture with iron and sand can be separated using this tool.

What is a magnet?

300
A group in a scientific experiment that serves as a reference for a comparison to the experimental group.

What is a control (group)?

300

An example of this is 2 teams of tug-of-war with each side pulling at 50 Newtons of force.

What is a balanced force.

400

This type of plant produces cones or spores to reproduce.

What is a nonflowering plant?

400
The sun is the energy that drives the water cycle, but this body of water is also very important.

What is the ocean?

400

This is a factor that can speed up dissolving.

Answers could include:

What is stirring?

What is particle size?

What is temperature?

400

A scientific test or procedure that is carried out under controlled conditions to answer a scientific question.

What is an experiment?

400

A material that allows electrical energy to flow through it easily.

What is a conductor?

500
This structure in a human is very similar to a stem in a plant, as it also provides support.

What is the skeleton?

500

This climate zone is known for having cold temperatures and low rainfall.

What is the polar zone?

500

A candle is burning, these are the types of energy.

What are heat and light?

500

Scientists do this to be sure the data in an experiment is valid and reliable.

What is repeat trials?

500

An ice cream cone melting is an example of this kind of change.

What is a physical change?