Unit 6
A tool that is used to measure air pressure.
A barometer.
What is a grassland?
A habitat that receives less rain than forests and has few trees grow in it
What is an organ.
A group of tissues that work together to do a variety of jobs.
Are beetles composers or decomposers?
Decomposers.
How are tides caused?
By the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun.
What are the four types of precipitation.
Rain, Sleet, Hail, Snow.
What are adaptations?
Adaptations are inherited characteristics that provide a specific advantage to individuals that have it.
What do the pancreas and liver do?
Produce substances that help break down food.
What is a metamorphic rock?
A rock that is formed from sediments.
How many moons does Uranus have?
27 moons.
What type of weather does a cumulonimbus cloud give?
Heavy rain, thunderstorms, hail, tornadoes.
What is camouflage?
A pattern of body coloring and is a kind of adaptation.
What role does the large intestine play?
Absorbs water from digested food to produce waste.
What is an insulator?
A material or an object that does not easily allow heat, electricity, light, or sound to pass through it.
How many days does it take for the Moon phases to fully finish?
28 days.
What is the difference between erosion and weathering.
Erosion the process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity move pieces of rock and soil. Weathering
the process where rock is
dissolved, worn away, or broken down into small
pieces.
What is mimicry?
When another organism looks like a other organism.
Which organ is responsible for holding urine before it leaves the body?
The bladder.
What is a conductor?
A conductor is an object or type of material that allows the flow of charge in one or more directions.
Why is the sky blue?
Because of the ocean's reflection.
Why doesn't air always move at the same speed.
Air doesn’t always move at the same speed because of air pressure. Air pressure is sometimes heavy if it's cold or light if it's warm. For example, if you don’t want to be cold then go on the top bunk because the warm air is lighter and stays at the top of the room. If you say colder go to the bottom bunk because the colder air is heavier and stays at the bottom of the room.
How are an eagles sharp beak and a cheetahs strong legs alike?
They both help them catch their prey.
What organ do you only need one for?
Kidneys.
What are the three most important things in the Scientific Inquiry?
Questions, observations, and problems.
Why would a human's skin appear yellowish?
Because of the kidneys or liver not working properly.