Tools & Measurement
Plants
Natural Disasters
Earth's Resources
Space & Beyond
100
Tool used to look at layers of skin cells
What is a microscope
100
A plant leaf is basically an organ made up of cells and these groups of cells that perform the same function.
What is a tissue / tissues
100
Earthquakes often occur at ____________s that lie along plate boundaries
What is a fault / faults
100
You can easily tell an igneous rock because of its _______________, which are either large or small.
What are crystals
100
The earth spins on an imaginary line at a 23 degree angle called its _______________
What is axis
200
A measure of 100 kilograms measures the ______________ of an object
What is mass or weight
200
Write the formula for photosynthesis (must have correct reactants & products)
What is sun + water + CO2 => O2 + sugar
200
Earthquakes under the ocean can lead to these
What are tsunamis
200
The International Space Station uses solar panels to collect ______________ for electricity.
What is sunlight
300
Distance over time is the measure of this
What is speed
300
This part of the plant serves as the "highway" where water & nutrients are carried to the other parts of the plant
What is the stem
300
Volcanoes can be considered "constructive" v/s destructive when they form these
What are volcanic islands
300
Hydroelectric power is power than comes from
What is water
300
Earth's tilt and revolution is primarily responsible for the ________________
What is seasons
400
Expressing something in cm3 or mL3 means you are expressing that object's what?
What is volume
400
Besides absorbing water & minerals, roots also serve at least one other important function. What is it?
What is acting as an anchor & holding the plant in place OR storing food
400
Volcanoes occur when _____________ is forced to the surface through a weak spot in the crust. This is the "below ground" term for lava
What is magma
400
The 3 R's that will help us conserve resources
What is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
400
The moon takes 28 days to ______________
What is revolve around Earth.
500
Density is a property of how much mass per given volume an object has, and can be expressed in these units
What is g/cm3 or g/mL3 (mass / volume)
500
Process by which plants reproduce by moving pollen from the stamen of a flower to the pistil. Wind or other "creatures" are the agents of this process.
What is pollination
500
The general area in the Pacific Ocean where large #'s of earthquakes & volcanoes occur. 452 volcanoes exist in this area. The Ring of _________.
What is The Ring of Fire
500
List 3 renewable resources and 3 nonrenewable resources (T-chart format)
What is: Renewable: soil, trees, plants, air, sun, water Nonrenewable: plastic, coal, iron, steel, gold, oil, natural gas, petroleum
500
The earth's _______________ helps maintain our planet's temperature
What is atmosphere