Animals
The Earth
The Weather
Light and Sound
Everyday Science
100

What is the basic unit of life?

The cell.

100

What is the name of the planet we live on?

Earth

100

What falls from the sky when it rains?

Water

100

What do we use to see things in the dark?

A light or flashlight.


100

Whats the main chemical in your body?

Water

200

What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals

Omnivores.

200

What do most plants grow from?


Seeds

200

What do we call frozen water that falls from the sky?

Snow

200

What do we call the shiny object in the sky at night?

The Moon.


200

What 3 things do plants need to grow?

Water, sunlight, and soil.


300

What type of animal is a frog: reptile, amphibian, or mammal?

Amphibian.

300

What layer of the Earth do we live on?

The Crust

300

What is the instrument used to measure temperature?

A thermometer.


300

What happens to your shadow when the Sun is directly overhead?

It gets very small or disappears.


300

What do we call the change of water into vapor when it’s heated?

Evaporation.


400

What is the process called when a caterpillar turns into a butterfly?

Metamorphosis

400

What is the name of molten rock that comes out of a volcano?


Lava.

400

What is the layer of gases around Earth called?

The atmosphere.


400

What is it called when light bends as it passes through water or glass?

Refraction.


400

What is the name of the gas we exhale that plants use to make food?

Carbon dioxide.


500

What is the scientific term for animals that are active at night?

Nocturnal

500

What is the process called when rocks are broken down by wind, water, or ice?

Weathering

500

What do we call the continuous movement of water between the ocean, air, and land?

The water cycle.

500

What is the name of the small bones in the ear that help us hear sound?

The hammer, anvil, and stirrup (ossicles).

500

What is the process called when ice turns directly into water vapor without melting?

Sublimation