Force and Motion
Ecosystems
Life Cycles and Traits
Weather and Climate
Fossils
100
If I wanted to stretch a rubber band would I use a push or a pull?
pull
100
any living thing, such as a plant or an animal
organism
100
People use asparagus plants for food. We usually eat the part of this plant that holds the plant up. It carries food, water, and nutrients through the plant. Which part is that?
stem
100
Water forming on the side of a glass is an example of what?
condensation
100
Paleontologist use ______ to study past life and their environments.
fossils
200
What force is making the book go downward and the rubber band stretch?
gravity
200
Give one example of an animal adaptation and how it helps the animal.
EX: A hummingbird's beak helps it reach food in flowers.
200
What are two ways an animal is born?
an egg or a live birth
200
Give three examples of precipitation.
Ex....rain, snow, sleet, hail
200
How can you use a skull to determine what an animal ate?
You can compare the teeth of the skull to the teeth of current animals. Animals with flat teeth ate grass and plants. Animals with sharp teeth ate meat.
300
Magnets have two poles (north and south.) What happens when 2 north poles are pushed together?
They will repel.
300
How many different types of organisms does a healthy ecosystem have?
many different types
300
Name an animal that goes through metamorphosis during its life cycle.
frog, butterfly
300
Where do clouds come from?
Clouds come from water from the surface of the earth.
300
Why would a whale fossil be found in the middle of the desert?
The desert habitat used to be an ocean.
400
What two forces are acting on the book?
Gravity is pulling the book down and the hand is pushing it up.
400
Name one of the three things that can happen if an organism's environment changes.
1. They move to a new location.
2. They can die out.
3. They adapt to the new environment.
400
Tommy planted a flower seed for his mom's birthday. He put it in a blue pot and put it in his closet so that she would not find it before the party. He watered it each day for the two weeks it was hidden. On which day did the seed sprout and start to grow?
It did not grow because there was no light since it was hidden in the closet.
400
What happens to a puddle of water on a sunny day?
It evaporates and becomes water vapor.
400
Name one thing scientists can determine about dinosaurs based on their footprints?
how fast the dinosaur ran
how many legs it had
if it traveled alone or in groups.
500
When two equal forces are exerted on an object in opposite directions, the forces are __________.
a. in motion
b. balanced
c. unbalanced.
d. pulling
balanced
500
How do adaptations help animals?
Examples:
They help them get food.
They help them hide/protect themselves from predators.
They help them move around their environment.
500
Why do different species in the same environment share traits?
They have similar challenges in surviving. For example, a polar bear and an arctic rabbit have white fur to help them hide in the snow.
500
What causes water to change from a vapor to a liquid, or a liquid to a solid?
Water changes form in response to changing temperatures.
Example: When the temperature becomes colder, water vapor becomes liquid water. When the temperature becomes warmer, liquid water becomes water vapor.
500
How could you figure out what the habitat used to be like where you live? How could you tell which plants and animals used to live there?
You can dig for fossils underground in your area.