Properties, Energy, Electricity
Which object will reflect the most light?
A) A black shirt
B) A dull rock
C) A shiny can
C) What is a shiny can
Which list includes three weather conditions?
A) cold, morning, and rainy
B) Windy, cloudy, and winter
C) windy, cold, and cloudy
C) What is windy, cold, and cloudy
Which organisms are producers?
A) Crickets
B) Sun
C) Green plants
C) What is green plants?
When a marble is placed into a cup of water, the marble will most likely__________.
What is sink?
Some animals can identify a mate by its bright colors. Which body structure is needed to sense color?
A) Nose
B) Ear
C) Eye
C) What is an eye?
The material that is the best conductor of electricity.
What is metal?
The process that occurs when rocks and soil slide down a mountain.
A) Condensation
B) Migration
C) Erosion
C) What is erosion?
A living thing that breaks down dead organisms
What is a decomposer?
Two characteristics that describe a gas are:
A) No definite shape and no definite volume
B) A definite shape, but no definite volume
C) No definite shape, but a definite volume
A) No definite shape, but a definite volume
Which is an example shows an animal adapting to a seasonal change in its environment?
A) A bat flying at night
B) A goose migrating south
C) A fox hunting rabbits
B) What is a goose migrating south?
Which force produces heat as the tires of a school bus rub against the road?
A) Electricity
B) Magnetism
C) Friction
C) What is friction?
The number of daylight hours in New York State changes with the:
A) Moon's changing appearance
B) Season of the year
C) Arrival of a severe storm
B) What is season of the year
In which order is energy transferred through a food chain?
A) Plants, animals, sun
B) Sun, animals, plants
C) Sun, plants, animals
A) What is sun, plants, animals?
Describe 2 ways a plant's seeds are dispersed (spread).
What is...
- blown by wind - humans plant seeds
-carried by water - they drop to the ground
-animals carry seeds on their fur
- animals eat the seeds then eliminate them
What happens to some animals as the seasons change from winter to summer in New York State?
A) Their fur color changes to white
B) They shed more fur
C) Their fur becomes thicker
B) What is they shed more fur?
The form of energy being used when a person lights a match by rubbing it on a rough surface.
What is mechanical energy?
Jumping rope is an example of a ___________ behavior.
What is a learned behavior?
In order to grow and thrive, all animals need water, air, and_________________?
What is food?
The time it takes for Earth to revolve around the Sun one time.
What is a year?
Name the 4 stages of the life cycle of a frog.
What are eggs, tadpoles, froglet, and an adult frog.
Which form of energy does wood contain so that a fire will burn?
What is chemical energy?
The four processes in the water cycle.
What is evaporation, condensation, precipitation, accumulation
The spines on a cactus plant help it to survive by:
A) Protecting it from animals
B) Storing water
C) making seeds
A) What is protecting it from animals
A metric unit used to describe an object's mass.
What is a gram?
Name a function of a petal on a flower.
What is...
- holds pollen
- helps a plant reproduce
-attracts insects/bugs/bees
-products reproductive organs