Ecosystem
What are producers?
Producers are living organisms that make their own food using photosynthesis
Ex. Plants
How many different types of rocks are there?
3
What is a mechanical wave?
A wave that requires a medium through which to travel
How long does it take for the moon to fully rotate around earth?
28 days
What are petals?
Modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of a flower used to attract pollinators with bright colors and shapes
What is the energy pyramid?
A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web
Name all the 3 types of rocks.
Metamorphic, Igneous, Sedimentary
Is amplitude the height of a wave's crest/how loud it is?
Yes
What causes seasons?
The tilt of the earth axis, the rotation of the earth, and the revolution of earth around the sun
What is chlorophyll?
The green pigment found in chloroplasts; traps the needed sunlight
What are tertiary consumers?
Top of the food chain, they have no predators
What is the breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface?
Weathering
What is frequency?
The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time frequency determines pitch
Are spring and nolar the 2 types of tides?
No
True or false, is transpiration when the plant gains water?
False
What do the arrows in a food web represent?
The transfer of energy
How does igneous rock form?
The rock forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
What is a reflected sound wave?
Echo-o-o-o-o-o...
Is when the moon goes between the sun and earth a solar eclipse?
Yes
What is the stomata?
Small holes on the underside of a leaf that allow gases to enter and exit the plant
How much energy is available to move to the next level of an energy pyramid?
10%
What is rock that forms when magma cools ABOVE the surface of Earth?
Extrusive igneous rock
What is the change in pitch or wave frequency due to a moving wave source?
Doppler effect
What is the difference between waxing and waning? (In the moon phases)
A waxing moon happens before the full moon, and keeps gaining more light on its surface. However a waning moon is after a full moon and keeps losing more of its light on the surface of the moon
What are tropisms?
A growth response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus