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100

This term names the energy that moving objects have.

Kinetic Energy

100

This describes how Earth's rotation causes winds to curve

The Coriolis Effect

100

Where does energy in a food chain originate?

The Sun

200

Name the two variables that determine how much kinetic energy an object has

Mass & Speed

200

The single word process that describes what happens to water molecules as they lose energy, slow down, move closer together, and change from gas to liquid. 

Condensation

200
A sequence showing how energy flows from one organism to another through feeding relationships.

Food chain

300
The term when energy changes from one form to another.

energy conversion

300

This term describes the circulating flow caused by temperature differences, where warm fluid/gas rises and cool fluid/gas sinks

convection current

300

Name the organism that breaks down dead matter and returns nutrients to the soil and give an example

Decomposer

-Fungi, bacteria, etc.

400

What are the two things thermal energy depends on?

1. how fast particles move (speed)

2. how many particles there are

400

What causes air to move from one location to another?

Differences in air pressure

400

The variety of life that helps ecosystems stay resilient

Biodiversity

500
When a kitten jumps off a table, which time of energy decreases and which increases?

potential decreases and kinetic increases

500
What is the large-scale ocean circulation that moves warm and cold water around Earth and helps distribute heat and dissolved minerals?

Ocean conveyor belt or thermohaline circulation

500

The process in which plants absorb water through their roots and release it back into the atmosphere through their leaves.

Transpiration