Question | Answer |
A plate boundary where the plates are moving apart <-- --> is a ______________ boundary. | DIVERGENT |
A plate boundary where the plates are COMING TOGETHER --> <-- is a __________________ boundary | CONVERGENT |
A plate boundary where the plates are SLIDING PAST one another is a ________________ boundary. | Transform |
Salt, water, and carbon dioxide are all: | compounds |
My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos helps us remember the order of the ________________. | planets |
In addition to absorbing water and nutrients, the plants roots also help by helping to ___________ the plant to the ground. | anchor |
The flower helps the plant reproduce by producing a : | seed |
Does electricity flow through an open or closed circuit? | closed |
Which group of organisms breaks down dead organisms and recycles their nutrients back into the environment | decomposers |
Direction and speed describe an objects: | MOTION |
Lightening is a form of ____________________ electricity | Static |
Which GAS is used by plants in the process of photosynthesis | carbon dioxide |
Which planet is the biggest | Jupiter |
Which planet is the smallest | Mercury |
When a tree drops its leaves in the fall, it is: | dormant |
Who came up with the modern idea that the sun was the center of the solar system | Galileo |
If you can see through an object, but not clearly that object is: | translucent |
The __________ of the earth on it's axis is responsible for the seasons. | tilt |
In summer, the earth is titled _____________ the sun.. | toward |
In winter, the earth is titlted __________ from the sun.: | away |
Which color of light has the shortest wavelenght, red or violet? | Violet |
Does a mirror "bend", "bounce", or "scatter" light waves? | bounce |
What do water and salt have in common? | compounds |
What do hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon have in common | elements |
Which states of matter both have definite volumes? | solid and liquid |
Which state of matter maintains its shape | solid |
Which state of matter has no definite shape and no definite volunme? | gas |
What do vertebrates have that invertebrates do not? | backbone |
Moss is a _____________________ plant | non-vascular |
What two things do you need to measure speed? | ruler and stopwatch |
A household items that is very rough and creates a lot of FRICTION | sandpaper |
Moving gears like bicycles, escalators, and conveyor belts are examples of: | mechanical energy |
Things that are good conductors are made of: | metals |
Things that are good insulators are made of: | glass, rubber, wood |
During photosynthesis, plants take in | carbon dioxide |
During photosynthesis, plants release | oxygen |
What happens to the molecules of matter when you heat them? | They move faster and spread apart |
Name a behavioral adaptation? | birds flying south, bears hibernating, termites building huge nests |
In a food chain, where is MOST of the energy stored? | producers |
Bacteria are: | decomposers |
What measures air pressure? | barometer |
What phase of the moon happens when the moon is between the sun and earth? | new moon |
Why is coal an important Virginia resources? | we burn it to create electricity |
What did Galileo prove with his telescope? | the SUN was the center of the solar system |
In a rock layer, which fossils are the oldest | the ones on bottom |
In a rock layer, which fossils are the youngest | the ones on the top |
When two of earths plates are sliding by each other, what happens? | earthquakes |
If you combine salt and water, what do you create? | solution |
If you combine salt and pepper, what do you create? | mixture |
What plant part makes fruit | the flower |
As a butterfly changes from a caterpillar to a butterfly, what changes other than the way it looks. | its habitat |