Living Things
Energy & Heat
Motion & Force
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere & Atmosphere
100
What is a parasite?
An organism that lives in or on another organism, obtaining materials from it and harming it.
100
What is kinetic energy?
Kinetic energy: the energy of motion (when something moves...)
100
What is force?
Push or pull of one object on another
100
Does this photo show physical weathering or chemical weathering?
Physical weathering
100
What is groundwater?
the water within the Earth
200
What does "niche" mean?
Niche: the role of an organism in a habitat
200
Is work being done if you push a refrigerator and it doesn't move?
No, because it didn't move.
200
What is a reference point?
a motionless place or object used for comparing with a moving object
200
What are the layers of the soil profile starting from the top? (3)
Topsoil --> Subsoil --> Bedrock
200
What gas do we have the most of in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
300
What are biotic factors and abiotic factors?
Biotic factors: living things in a habitat
Abiotic factors: non-living things in a habitat
300
True or False: The faster the particles in an object move, the higher the temperature.
True
300
What are the three types of motion? (You can show actions if you want.)
rotation, vibration, translation
(circular motion, back-and-forth motion, linear motion)
300
What is the order of the Earth's layers starting from the inside? (4)
Inner core --> Outer core --> Mantle --> Crust
300
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather - the condition of the atmosphere in a given area at a particular time. It changes from day to day.
Climate - the pattern of weather an area has over a long period of time. (temperature & precipitation)
400
Give one example each of an invertebrate and a vertebrate.
Invertebrate: 
Vertebrate: 
400
What is a good example of an insulator?
rubber, cloth, plastic, wood, etc.
400
What is Isaac Newton's 2nd Law of Motion?
The greater the mass of an object, the greater the amount of force needed to accelerate the object.
400
What is the difference between plate tectonics and tectonic plates?
Plate tectonics: the study of how Earth's tectonic plates move and interact
Tectonic plates: broken large pieces of land like puzzle pieces
400
List the order of the atmosphere's layers from the ground (lowest). (5)
troposphere --> stratosphere --> mesosphere --> thermosphere --> exosphere
500
What is the relationship between humpback whales and barnacles?
The humpback whale doesn't get harmed.
The barnacles attach to the whale and filter food out of the water as the whale swims.
They do this without hurting each other.
500
What is the conservation of energy law?
It is a principle in science stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only change forms.
500
What is inertia?
the resistance to a change in motion
500
What is the convection current?
The circular movement of heated materials to a cooler area.
500
Draw a water cycle (collection, precipitation, evaporation, condensation)
Ms. Kim will check.
