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Energy
Plants
Human body
Weather and Climate
Force and Motion
100
What form of energy must solar energy be changed into in order to run household appliances?
What is electrical energy
100
In what way are ferns different from flowering plants that produce seeds?
What is they reproduce using spores
100
What do our muscles do for our body?
What is produce movement and provide support.
100
There are many tools used to predict weather and weather patterns. What tool is used to measure humidity?
What is a hygrometer
100
Levi pushes with equal force on two objects. Object 1 has twice as much mass as object 2. Which would be easer to move and why?
Object 2 will be easier to move than object 1
200
It is possible to power a small light bulb using a simple battery. Which of the following explains what happens?
Electrical energy from the battery is changed to light and heat energy
200
James broke the stamens off a water lily she was placing into a new back yard pond. What happens if a flower loses its stamens?
What is it will not be able to create pollen
200
What organs are part of your digestive system?
stomach, pancreas, small intestine, large instestine
200
If you examine a piece of hail, it might have visible layers like an onion. Why does it look this way?
Hail builds up ice layers as it travels through updrafts in a storm before it falls.
200
Mary was testing different paper airplane designs to see which will allow the plane to go the farthest. After she throws the air plane it starts to fall to the ground. What causes the airplane to start falling?
What is gravity
300
During a storm, the power goes out at Keira's house. Her mother strikes a match to light the candle. As the match burns, it gives off light energy. The lit match gives off light and what other form of energy?
What is thermal (heat)
300
Celeste put flowering plants on her kitchen table. How would the flowers respond to light coming through the window?
The flowers would lean towards the window.
300
What does it mean if the organs are involuntary?
They function without you having to do it.
300
What are the main stages of the water cycle?
What is condensation, evaporation, transpiration, runoff, precipitation
300
Describe a balance force
When two object are pushed or pulled in the same direction with the same force.
400
Heat flows in which direction?
from warmer object to cooler objects
400
The live oak tree grows throughout Florida. Which stage of the live oak's life cycle is the seedling in?
What is germination
400
What are your sensory organs?
Skin, eyes, nose, mouth, ears
400
On a cold day in winter, Jasmyn breathed on the cold car window. The window fogged up enough so that she could write her name on the glass with her finger. Why did the fog form on the window?
Water vapor condensed on the window
400
Lainsay was trying to water the flowers with the hose, but even with the water turned up to full forces she could not get it to reach the farthest flowers. Her sister told her to cover part of the end of the hose with her thumb. When she did this, the water shot out farther. Why did putting her thumb over the end of the hose make a difference?
The same amount of energy in the water was forces through a smaller space.
500
For plants to live and grow, they need an energy source. Which BEST describes how plants get the energy they need to live and grow?
by absorbing solar energy
500
On a sunny day, Alma is cutting branches in her yard. The next day when she returns she notices the leaves are wilted and crisp. What happened to the leaves?
The warm temperature caused moisture to evaporate from the leaves.
500
What is the purpose of the pancreas?
help with digestion by secreting enzymes to process sugars
500
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is over a short period of time and climate is the average over a long period of time.
500
Jacob is rearranging furniture in his room. He has two different dressers that are the same size. When he pushes on each dresser, he finds that it is harder to move Dresser A than it is to move dresser B. Why does have to Jacob push with more force on dresser A than on dresser B?
Dresser A has more mass than Dresser B