Unit 1
What are the 3 phases of matter and give an example of each
Solid, liquid and gas
What are the 3 heat transfers?
Conduction, Convection and Radiation
When waves are close together
Compression
What type of rock does lava turn into when it cools down?
igneous
What is the number range of the plant life cycle?
4-6
What is the difference between kinetic & Potential Energy?
Kinetic Energy: Energy in motion
Potential Energy: Stored Energy
A glass plate, metal spoon and a paper clip are examples of what?
Conductors
this is any substance through which a wave can travel
medium
what two metals make up the core?
iron and nickel
When a plant makes it's own food, it is going through what?
Photosynthesis
What must happen for matter to change states?
Gain or lose energy
Melting and ice cube and freezing the water are examples of what type of change?
Physical change.
What is the difference between absorb and reflect?
When light is reflected off something, it bounces off. When it is absorbed, it gets soaked in.
What is melted rock called when it is inside of a volcano
Magma/Intrusive Rock
Growth of a plant is called...
Germination
What does it mean when something evaporates?
It changes from a liquid to a gas.
What does it mean when an object freezes?
It changes from a liquid to a solid.
This is any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or empty space
Wave
What is another name for the crust that is made of land?
Continental Crust
When pollen is moved from the stamen to the stigma, it is called what?
Pollination
What do you need to add in order to change matter from a solid to a liquid then from a liquid to a gas.
add heat
What do you need to do in order to change something from a gas to a liquid or a liquid to a solid?
Take heat away from it.
This is what electromagnetic waves can travel through. Another word for empty space
Vacuum
Which plate boundary is it when one plate overlaps another?
Subduction
The part that grows after the seed sprouts
the Roots