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Sizzlin' Science
Science EOG review packet questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How does weather move across the U.S.? | West to east (from California to NC) |
| What weather is associated with low pressure? | Storms, rainy days, cloudy days |
| What weather is associated with high pressure? | Clear, sunny days; fair weather |
| What weather is associated with stratus clouds? | Fog, drizzly rain |
| What do stratus clouds look like? | Layers of wool, gray blankets covering the sky |
| What weather is associated with cumulonimbus clouds? | Severe thunderstorms, lightning |
| What weather is associated with cumulus clouds? | Fair; sunny skies |
| What do cumulus clouds look like? | Puffy, floating pieces of white cotton |
| What do cirrus clouds usually indicate? | A change in the weather within 24 hours |
| What do cirrus clouds look like? | High, thin and wispy |
| What do stratus and cumulonimbus clouds have in common? | Both are lower in the sky; both bring stormy weather conditions |
| Which severe storm brings the most rain? | Hurricane |
| Which severe storm is likely to bring hail | Thunderstorm |
| What type of precipitation can cause dents in a car? | Hail |
| What is the name for a fast moving air current thAt brings stormy weather? | Jet stream |
| What do we call an unusual winter weather condition that forms in the Pacific, bring wet winters for CA and drought conditions for Eastern countries such as Africa and Australia? | El niño |
| What is the weather instrument that measures air pressure? | Barometer |
| What is the weather instrument that measures wind speed? | Anemometer |
| What are the four forms of precipitation? | Rain, snow, sleet, hail |
| Name the six main processes in the water cycle | Evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, runoff, groundwater absorption |
| On a hot day you will notice droplets of water on the outside of your cold glass of lemonade. What process is occurring? | Condensation |
| What process is occurring when water vapor rises from a puddle on a hot day, or steam rises from a pot of boiling water? | Evaporation |
| What causes the weather patterns in the US to move across the states from west to east? | Prevailing winds; westerly winds |
| What is the characteristic fall ecosystems that determines the weather, animals and plants in that system? | Climate |
| Which weather instrument best predicts the amount of precipitation that will occur? | Barometer; it indicates high or low pressure which tells us about the coming weather |
| What is an unusual cooling of the water in the Pacific Ocean called? | La Niña |
| What do we call the warm ocean current that helps keep the weather along the NC coast mild during the cooler months? | Gulf Stream |
| What type of front exists where a cold air mass bumps against a warm one and causes strong storms? | Cold front |
| What type of front exists where a warm air mass meets a cold one, slowly rising over it and often bringing rain? | Warm front |
| After a warm front passes, what happens to temperature? | It rises |
| After a cold front passes, what happens to temperature? | It falls |
| An unusual warming of the surface water in the eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator is known as what? | El Niño |
| What is the force that can stop objects that are in motion? | Friction |
| You throw a dart up in the air, and it moves downward toward the dartboard. What force caused it to drop downward? | Gravity |
| What Force pulls objects downward toward the earth? | Gravity |
| You are pedaling your bike downhill. What causes your speed to increase? | Gravity |
| Two kids are sitting on a seesaw the same distance apart and have the same mass. The seesaw is balanced. What will make the seesaw move? | One of the kids has to move forward or backward to create an unbalanced force? |
| You kick a soccer ball across a grassy field. Eventually it comes to a rest. What force caused it to come to a stop? | Friction |
| What type of living things are producers? | Plants |
| What are decomposers? | Organisms that break down dead and decaying plant and animal life and return the nutrients to the soil. |
| Name four decomposers. | Mushrooms, fungus, earthworms, bacteria, mold |
| In which ecosystem are zebras, lions and gazelles found? | Savanna |
| Which ecosystem has a very cold climate, limited plant and animal life, and evergreen trees? | Taiga |
| What is an omnivore? | Organism that eats both plants and animals |
| What is a carnivore? | Organism that eats mostly meat (other animals) |
| What is an herbivore? | Organism that eats only vegetation (plants) |
| What are the LIVING factors of an ecosystem called and name 4. | BIOTIC factors - trees, grass, animals, bacteria |
| What are the NONLIVING factors of an ecosystem called and name 4 | ABIOTIC factors - sunlight, water, rocks, air |
| What is a niche? | The job or role that an organism has in its ecosystem. |
| What is the movement of water between the earth's surface and atmosphere called? | The water cycle |
| What do we call the mixture of gases and dust that surrounds the earth? | Atmosphere |
| In what layer of the atmosphere does weather occur? | Troposphere |
| All objects are made up of _________. | Mat |
| What is matter? | Anything that has MASS and takes up SPACE? |
| What force stops objection motion? | Friction |
| If an object's mass increases, what happens to its gravity? | It's gravity increases |
| You want to increase the amount of friction on an icy road so your car doesn't slide. What can you add to create more friction? | Salt, sand, or chains on your wheels |
| A book is resting on a desk. What force is at work here? | Balanced force |
| What is weather? | The condition of the atmosphere at a CERTAIN, SPECIFIC time and place |
| What is the characteristic of of all ecosystems which determines the plants, animals and weather in that ecosystem? | Climate |
| Which weather instrument best predicts the amount of precipitation that will occur? | Barometer -reads air pressure, low means lousy weather (precipitation) coming |
| Objects moving in a straight path are moving in what type of direction? | Constant direction |
| How does air resistance affect the motion of the object. | It reduces the objects speed (ex. A parachute slows down a skydiver) |
| A group is playing tug of war and the rope slides back and forth between teams. What force is at work here? | Unbalanced force |
| In which ecosystem are lichen, polar bears, seals and permafrost found? | Tundra |
| What is the initials our e of energy for all food chains? | The sun |
| If the distance between two objects increases, what happens to its gravity? | It increases |
| Name four herbivores. | Deer, goats, zebras, horses, cows and many others. |
| Name some omnivores. | Humans, bears, chimpanzees, raccoons, rats, pigs, dogs, cats. |
| Name some carnivores | Lions, tigers, sharks, wolves, alligators, polar bears, hawks, eagles, whales, spiders. |
| What are some human activity that destroy ecosystems? | Deforestation, clearcutting, building, pollution |
| What happens to an animal species when there are less predators? | Animal population increases, which leads to competition, and eventually the population decrease because fewer can survive. |
| Where do plants get the food they need? | Photosynthesis, they make their own food. |
| How does photosynthesis work? | Plants take in carbon dioxide, sunlight and water and use it to create sugar (food) which they store, and oxygen which they give off. |
| What is the most nutrient rich ecosystem? | Tropical rainforest |
| Which ecosystem has the largest amount of animal and plant species? | Tropical rainforest |
| Which ecosystem is found along the equator? | Tropical rainforest (remember, it is warm near the equator) |
| Which is the coldest ecosystem? | Tundra |
| What are the three main types of organisms in every food chain? | Producers -->. Consumers --> Decomposers |
| What are some of the main factors of any ecosystem? | Climate, air, space, plants, animals, food |
| What is an inherited trait? | A characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents (ex. Eye color) |
| Can physical features and behaviors both be inherited? | Yes (ex. A baby's hair color and ability to cry to communicate hunger) |
| What down call a group of the same kind of organisms that live in the same area at the same time? | A population |
| Characteristics that a living thing gets after birth and during its lifetime are called what? | Acquired traits (ex. A scar, a chipped tooth, a broken bone) |
| What is a type of skill that an animal develops after an animals is born? | Learned behaviors (example, bears learn to search dumpsters for food, humans learn to read and write) |
| You were born with two arms and two legs. What type of trait is this? | Inherited |
| What is a barometer? | Weather instrument that measures air pressure |
| What is an anemometer? | a ant |
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