Ocean Fun
Living Systems
Matter
Force, Motion, Engery
Investigation/Reasoning
100
three causes of ocean currents
What is winds, rotation of the Earth, and differences in salinity and temperature
100
the main function of a cell wall
What is to provide support
100
Anything that has mass and takes up space
What is matter
100
This English scientist, mathematician, and astronomer invented calculus and discovered and named the visible spectrum
Who is Isaac Newton
100
This unit is best used for measuring the width of oak tree leaves
What is Centimeter
200
This part of the ocean is a submerged border of a continent.
What is continental shelf
200
These plants have tube−like tissues that carry nutrients are
What are vascular plants
200
The nucleus in the center of an atom is made up of this
What is neutrons and protons
200
This object helps people understand what makes up white light
What is a prism
200
Meteorologists use this to measure the amount of precipitation that falls during a storm
What is a rain gauge
300
Plankton in the ocean provide much of Earth’s
What is oxygen
300
Bacteria are members of which kingdom of organisms
What is Monera
300
The smallest part of an element
What is an atom
300
This person developed the particle theory of light
Who is Albert Einstein
300
The distance between Richmond and Norfolk is best measured in
What is kilometers
400
Waves carry energy that makes water particles move in what shape
What are circles
400
More than 96 percent of all animal species are grouped in this category
What are invertebrates
400
When this happens, any kinds of matter change from a solid to a liquid to a gas
What is when the temperature increases (goes up)
400
Thomas Edison invented this
What is the light bulb
400
These tools are best used to determine the speed of a turtle as it walks
What are stopwatch and meter stick
500
Waters of what part of the ocean receive the most sunlight and can support most of life in the oceans?
What is continental shelf/sunlit zone
500
A kingdom is the largest classification of living things. What other organisms, besides plants and animals, make up the five kingdoms?
What is Fungi, protists, and monerans
500
This orbits the nucleus of an atom
What is electrons
500
Light can travel through outer space, sound cannot because of this
What is light does not need matter to travel but sound does
500
Three baseball players investigate to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. They mark off an area on the playground for their investigation. The constant in their investigation should be _____________________.
What is the spot from which players throw