Life Science
Energy for ecosystems comes from what?
the sun.
what is it called when energy cannot be created nor destroyed?
Law of Conservation.
Air masses cause what when they interact with each other?
weather changes.
The Engineering and Design Process is used to find many what?
solutions to a problem
what is energy?
how much energy is passed down from one to another in a energy pyramid?
10%
Energy exists in many what?
forms.
Geographic features can alter what?
weather patterns.
Tools and measurements can help develop a what?
prototype (model)
How does our use of energy impact the environment
releasing greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, contributing to climate change, and causing air and water pollution
what can invasive species decrease when in another ecosystem?
biodiversity.
what is Kinetic energy?
energy of motion.
what are one of the tools scientists use to predict the weather?
barometer, anemometer, spectrometer,thermometer, and radar mapping.
Through the Engineering and Design Process, each solution is evaluated by looking at the what?
the problem
What are some different types of energy?
Symbiotic relationships create what in an ecosystems?
interdependence in
ecosystems.
what can Potential energy be?
ravitational, chemical, electrical, elastic,
or magnetic.
A variety of Earth’s natural resources (renewable and non-renewable) are available in what regions?
biodiverse regions
Engineers use the Engineering and Design Process to improve what?
existing technology, to decrease known risks or problems, and/or meet the demands of society.
How does our use of energy impact the environment?
air pollution, climate change, and land use changes.
what is an important component of a healthy ecosystem?
Biodiversity
what ways thermal heat can thermal energy be transferred?
conduction,convection, and radiation.
The transfer of energy through convection, conduction, and radiation drives what?
Earth’s systems.
Research, test, retest, and communicate a design to solve what?
a problem.
what are the 10 forms of energy?
chemical energy, mechanical energy, nuclear energy, gravitational energy, light energy, radiant energy, sound energy, motion energy, thermal energy, and electrical energy.