Earth Science & Weather
Name the largest body of water on Earth
What is the The Pacific Ocean?
The four gas giant planets in order from the Sun
What is/are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight
What is photosynthesis ?
when a liquid changes into a gas
What is evaporation (or vaporization) ?
This organ in the human body is responsible for pumping blood.
What is the heart?
This cloud type is described as wispy and thin.
What is cirrus ?
The force keeps the planets orbiting the Sun
What is Gravity ?
the term describes an organism that makes its own food
What is producer?
Name the law of physics that states energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.
What is a the Law of Conservation of Energy ?
This organ absorbs the majority of nutrients from your food.
What is the small intestine?
the study of Earth’s rocks and minerals is called __________.
What is the geology?
planet is known for its beautiful ring system
What is Saturn?
What are the three primary raw inputs (ingredients) that a plant requires to perform photosynthesis?
What are carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight?
Define matter.
What is anything that has mass and takes up space?
The largest organ of the human body
What is the skin?
This term refers to the frozen bodies of water found at the poles and atop high mountains.
What is glacier?
The star at the center of our solar system.
What is the Sun?
Give the name for a network of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.
What is a food web?
A substance which takes the shape of its container and has a definite volume is a _________.
What is a liquid?
Your brain uses _____________ to deliver messages throughout the body.
What is nerves?
The process by which rocks are broken down by water, air, and other natural agents.
What is weathering?
The time it takes the Earth to make one complete revolution around the sun.
What is a year or 365 days?
The process by which animals and plants create offspring.
What is reproduction?
The basic unit of life.
What is a cell?
the strongest bone in the human body
What is femur?