Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
Erosion
A structure of calcite skeletons built up by coral animals in warm, shallow ocean water.
Coral Reef
Process by which organisms use energy from sunlight to make their own food
Photosynthesis
A phase of the moon coming after a new moon and before a 1st quarter moon that is a lit up crescent on the right
Waxing Crescent
8th from the sun, no atmosphere, furthest out, high methane content, has the great dark spot
Neptune
TRUE or FALSE? Weathering is any process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces.
True
A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
Gravity
Something that causes a reaction
instinct
reaction
stimulus
Non-living factors including temperature, water, sunlight, wind, rocks and soil
Abiotic Factor
Smallest planet is closest to sun; does not have a true atmosphere; has extreme hot and cold temperatures
Mercury
What's this?
rain gauge
thermometer
A frozen mass of different types of ice and dust that orbit the Sun
Comet
A state of matter with no definite shape or volume
Gas
Water that falls to the Earth is called _______.
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
Storage
the largest planet, the fifth planet from the sun; it has a large red spot.
Jupiter
The change from a ____ to a liquid is called condensation.
liquid
solid
gas
An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce.
Habitat
Any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact
Biotic Factor
What is this?
rain
snow
What's this?
wind vane
thermometer
TRUE or FALSE? Most mammals have live births.
True
What is this?
a water drop
a bit of ice
______ is the change from liquid water to water vapor, a gas.
Condensation
Precipitation
Storage
Evaporation
_____ cools and hardens to form rock.
gravity
mantle
rock
lava
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
Consumer
Volcanoes begin in the layer below the Earth’s crust called the _____.
lava
magma
mantle
gravity
An ability to cause a change or do work.
Energy
An eclipse where the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and it is a full Moon (the moon is covered, has a shadow of dark red cast on it, or slightly dimmed)
Lunar Eclipse
Moon phase when all of the Moon's lighted half is visible
Full Moon
The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing.
Waning Crescent
7th planet from Sun; is large & gaseous, has a distinct bluish-green color, & rotates on an axis nearly parallel to the plane of its orbit
Uranus
A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
Food Chain
What is this?
vapor
ice
The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
Water Cycle
What is this?
rain
snow
______ is when water changes from a gas to a liquid
Precipitation
Condensation
Storage
Evaporation
_____ pulls loose rock and soil downhill in a landslide.
Ice
Wind
Gravity
An organism that can make its own food.
Producer
2nd planet from Sun; has a dense atmosphere & known to rain acid w/ high temp.'s, a surface w/ craters, fault like cracks, & volcanoes; sometimes called Earth's twin
Venus
TRUE or FALSE? A solid feature of Earth’s crust is a landform.
True
What's this?
wind vane
thermometer
The water cycle is important because it gives earth a constant supply of
salty water
fresh water
sandy water
The lava cools and hardens forming
magma
crust
rock
lava
Is it an advantage if animals have slow reactions
Bad
Good
A small, rocky object that orbits the sun; most asteroids are located in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
Asteroid
An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
Decomposer
An animal that eats both plants and animals
Omnivore
Fourth planet from the sun is known as red planet because of oxidation
Mars
An animal that eats other animals
Carnivore
A form of matter that has a definite shape and volume
Solid
What is this?
cotton candy
cloud
Magma collects in a ______ chamber.
magma
lava
crust
rock
Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth
Solar Eclipse
______ is when precipitation collects in rivers, lakes, and the ocean.
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
Storage
When magma flows on the Earth's surface it is called
magma
crust
rock
lava
A state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape.
Liquid
What's this?
weather report
tools
TRUE or FALSE? Rocks and dirt moving rapidly down a slope is an earthquake.
False
What are these?
tools
reports
A living thing
Organism
What is this?
vapor
ice
Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth.
New Moon
One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing.
First Quarter
Half of the moon is covered; light is on the LEFT.
Last Quarter
A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
Scavenger
What is this?
water cycle
wind cycle
What is this?
vapor
water
A consumer that eats only plants.
Herbivore
TRUE or FALSE? The movement of weathered material is called landform.
False
A phase of the moon that comes after a full moon and before a last quarter moon where all of the moon is lit up except for a small bit on the right side of the moon that we can see.
Waning Gibbous
A phase of the moon that comes after a 1st quarter moon and before a full moon where almost all of the moon is lit up from the right to the left, except a small bit on the left.
Waxing Gibbous
A community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
Food Web
sixth planet from sun with many rings
Saturn
Who is this?
A meteorologist
A doctor