A state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape.
Liquid
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
An animal that eats other animals
Carnivore
A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
Scavenger
Moon phase when all of the Moon's lighted half is visible
Full Moon
An organism that can make its own food.
Producer
An ability to cause a change or do work.
Energy
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
Consumer
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
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
Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
Erosion
An animal that eats both plants and animals
Omnivore
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
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
A form of matter that has a definite shape and volume
Solid
A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
Gravity
An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
Decomposer
Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth
Solar Eclipse
Half of the moon is covered; light is on the LEFT.
Last Quarter
A community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
Food Web
The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
Water Cycle
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 living thing
Organism
A consumer that eats only plants.
Herbivore
A small, rocky object that orbits the sun; most asteroids are located in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
Asteroid
An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce.
Habitat
A state of matter with no definite shape or volume
Gas
A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
Food Chain