Ecosystems
What do plants need to make their own food?
Sunlight, water, carbon dioxide
What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
Milky Way
Which law states that an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an outside force?
Newton’s First Law - Inertia
What do we use to hear sounds?
Ears
What do we use to see things?
Eyes
What is the role of a producer in an ecosystem?
Makes its own food through photosynthesis
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What happens when you push a shopping cart with more force?
It accelerates more - Newton’s Second Law
What makes a sound?
Vibrations
What gives us light during the day?
The Sun
What is an organism called if it only eats plants?
Herbivore
What causes the phases of the moon?
The moon's position relative to the Earth and Sun
If you jump off a boat, why does the boat move backward?
Newton’s Third Law - Action-Reaction
What happens if you hit a drum harder?
It gets louder
What happens when light hits a mirror?
It bounces back
What is a food web?
A system of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
Gravity
What two factors determine how much force is needed to move an object?
Mass and acceleration - Newton’s Second Law
What is an echo?
A sound that bounces off a surface and comes back
What tool can bend light to make things look bigger?
A magnifying glass
What is the difference between a biome and an ecosystem?
A biome is a large area with similar climates and organisms, while an ecosystem includes the interactions of living and nonliving things in a smaller area
What is the difference between a meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite?
Meteoroid is in space, meteor burns up in Earth's atmosphere, meteorite reaches Earth's surface
DAILY DOUBLE!
A soccer ball is sitting still on the field. What will happen to it if no one kicks it?
It will stay still because of Newton’s First Law, which says objects at rest stay at rest unless acted on by an outside force.
Does sound travel faster through air or water?
Water
What colors make up a rainbow?
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet