What does a triple beam balance measure?

Mass
What do the roots do? Takes in water and moves it through the
plant. It also holds plant in ground and helps avoid erosion
What do the leaves do? Traps sunlight, makes food, takes in
carbon dioxide
What does a plant give off that humans need? Oxygen
Describe one adaption that a plant has: many answers
How can seeds be spread? Wind, water, animal movement.
Are all plant traits and behaviors inherited? Yes, they dont
learn.
What do tree rings tell us? Age of tree, growing conditions
(rain?)
Are all deserts hot? No, some are cold. They just have <5 inches
rain
In which biome do animals tend to hibernate when it gets cold?
Deciduous Forest-when it gets cold the food sources dwindle.
What is an inherited trait? Characteristic you get from parent.
What is an instinct? Something you are born knowing how do to.
Is a lion hunting an instinct or learned behavior? BOTH
How does camouflage help animals? Helps animals to blend in
and hide from predators, sneak up on prey.
Describe any bird beak and how that adaptation helps that bird.
Eagle-curved beak to tear meat, Humming bird long beak to
reach nectar, Short beak to crack seeds, Woodpecker- strong
beak to poke holes in wood, etc.
What is a niche? It is an animals unique job or role.
What is a predator? An animal that hunts other animals.
What is a producer? A plant and it makes its own food.
What is a primary consumer? An animal that eats mainly plants.
What type of teeth do herbivores usually have? Dull, flat teeth for
grinding.
What type of teeth would a carnivores have? Sharp, tears meat
What part of the plant will become a new plant? Seed
What does the arrow in a food chain show? Flow of energy, or
energy transfer
What do you call many food chains that are connected? Food web
What is the source of almost all energy? The sun
What is metamorphosis? When animals go through changes
What are the stages of incomplete metamorphosis? Egg, nymph,
adult
What are the stages of complete metamorphosis? Egg, larva, pupa,
adult
Why does a caterpillar eat so much? Getting ready to be a pupa
What type of metamorphosis does a frog go through? Complete
Do humans go through metamorphosis? No, just a life cycle.

What activities add CO2 to the environment? Cars, factories, forest

fires, cutting down trees, etc.
How do we get the nitrogen we need? By eating food
How are weight and mass different? Weight has to do with
gravity and mass is how much is in something.
What changes on the moon, your weight or your mass? Weight
What is boiling point? When a liquid turns into a gas
What is melting point? When a solid turns into a liquid
What is the melting point of ice? ZERO Celsius
What is the freezing point of water? Zero Celsius
What is the boiling point of water? 100 Celsius
What are the 3 states of matter? Solid, Liquid, Gas
How do gas molecules act? Move around free and fast.
How do liquid molecules act? Flow past one another.
How do solid molecules act? Packed tight and vibrate
Which keeps their volume, but takes the shape of container? Liquid
Where do we get the energy we need? From the food we eat
What is solar energy? Energy that comes from the sun
What type of energy does a toaster give? Heat and light
What is an electric circuit? Path electricity takes
What do conductors do? Allows heat or electricity to easily pass
through
What do insulators do? Do not allow heat or electricity to pass
through.
What materials make good insulators? Rubber, plastic, wood, air
What materials are good conductors? Copper, gold, metals
How is sound made? Vibrations, sound waves
How does light travel? In straight lines
What happens when light refracts? It bends
What might refract light? Water, prism, rainbow, glasses, lenses,
camera, microscope, telescope
What happens when light reflects? It bounces
What might reflect light? Mirror, smooth and shiny surfaces,
metal
Which is easier to separate, a mixture or a solution? Mixture
How are most solutions separated? Evaporation
Name a type of force: magnetism, friction, gravity, push, pull
What is friction? How rough or smooth something is
What is gravity? The force that pulls an object to another
How do simple machines help us? They make work easier
What can change the earths surface? Wind, water, earthquakes,
weathering, erosion, deposition, volcanoes
Name a change of the earths surface that can take a really long
time: weathering, a glacier moving down a hill.
Name a change of the earths surface that happens quickly:

Earthquake, volcano, hurricane eroding a beach, etc.

What is weathering? The breaking down of rocks by wind,
water, ice. roots
What is erosion? The carrying away of sediments by
water/wind/ice/gravity
What is deposition? When sediments are placed in a new area,
beaches, deltas form
What is usually found at the bottom of a canyon? A river
How were the Hawaiian Islands formed? Volcano and lava
How do earthquakes happen? Tectonic plates move either side
by side, one going on top of the other, or apart
How are stalagmites and stalactites formed? Minerals deposited
over time that has dripped from water
How long does it take renewable resources to be replaced? In a very
short amount of time, or our lifetime (around 100 years or
less).
Renewable resources: trees, animals, water, oxygen, soil, wind,
tides, air
How are nonrenewable resources different than renewable resources?
They cannot be replaced in a short time.
Name some fossil fuels: Coal, oil, petroleum, propane, natural
gas
What are some renewable or alternative resources? Wind, sunlight,
tides, waves, hydropower, biomass, geothermal
Why is the topsoil best for plants? It has the most nutrients
What does the word retain mean? Keep, hold, absorb
Why isnt clay a good soil for plants? It doesnt easily absorb
water, particles too close, water cant get through
How often to tides happen? TWICE dailyon average, two high
and two low, 6 hours apart hl---h---l
What causes tides? The gravitational pull of the moon
What do all of the planets revolve around? The Sun
What is the center of our solar system? The Sun
Name something the sun is responsible for? Water Cycle, plant
growth, Wind, weather, heats the planet, keeping everything
in orbit
Does evaporation only happen at 100 degrees Celsius? NO, wind
and light help
What is condensation? Water vapor cools and forms water
droplets or liquid.
What causes mountains to become less rough(smooth) over time?
Weathering
What is climate? The average weather for an area for many
years
What causes wind? Uneven heating of the earths surface

How are earth and moon alike? Ice, flat land, volcanoes, gravity,
mountains, craters.
How is Earth different than the Moon? Water, living things, air,
mass, gravity
How many days long is the lunar(moon cycle)? 28-29.5 days
What causes day and night? Earth ROTATES on axis?
What causes seasons? Earth is tilted on its axis.
How many days does it take the earth to revolve around the Sun?
365
Where is it coldest on the earth? Near the North and South Poles
Why does the moon light up? It reflects the Suns light.
How do you measure volume of an irregular object? Water
Displacement
What two things do you use to determine density? Mass and
Volume
If I want something to float, do I need to increase volume or mass?
Volume
If I want something to sink, what do I need to increase--volume or
mass? Mass
Does the water cycle truly go in circular cycle? No because it can
stay in one stage for a longer period of time
What would happen to the oxygen/carbon dioxide if more factories
were built in your area? Oxygen levels would decrease and
carbon dioxide & pollution would increase
What would the date be for a new moon, if the full moon was on April
10th? April 24-26th because its about 15 days from full to new
and visa versa
How many days is between new moon and first quarter moon? About
7 days
What happens first, weathering, erosion or deposition? Weathering,
because it has to break rocks into smaller pieces
An animal flying south for the winter, is that a learned or inherited
behavior? Its a inherited behavior, which is also know as
instinct
The dog lying on a dog bed, learned or inherited? Learned behavior
Bird laying on their eggs, is that learned or inherited? Inherited,
because its an instinct
Which can be changed, learned or inherited trait? Learned trait
Adaptations, do theses happen in a short or long time period? Very
long because you are changing something on the animal over
many generations
What is the current conditions outside called? If its cloudy or sunny?
Weather
What do the arrows in a food chain represent? The energy flow

Are rocks and minerals considered nonrenewable or a renewable

resource? Nonrenewable because they can not be replaced in
our lifetime
What two things MUST happen in order for fossil fuels to form? Heat
and pressure
If you take away heat energy from a liquid, what state will it change
into? Solid
What does friction work against? Motion
If I dropped a book and a feather at the same time, what would hit
the ground first? They will hit at the same time (same pull of
gravity on both)
Is lemonade a mixture or solution? Solution-one substance
dissolved into another
How do you separate a solution? Evaporation
What forms a u-shaped valley? Glacier
What is a valley? A low area between two mountains or hills
Can deposition occur without erosion? Why? No, because you must
have particles/rocks to move in order for them to drop
Caves are formed by dissolving of what sedimentary rock?
Limestone
Is a volcano a destructive or constructive force? BOTH-destroy and
add land
How is wind created? By the uneven heating of the earths
surface
What is the job a decomposer? Breaks down dead plants and
animals and add nutrients to soil
Name a decomposer. Snails, mushroom or earthworms
What type of energy spins a wind turbine? Wind Energy
What time of the day will your shadow be the shortest? Closest to
noon
When white light is refracted (bent) in a prism, what colors come out
the other side? Colors of the rainbow (ROYGBIV)
What is geothermal energy? Heat energy from under Earths
crust
What direction does the sun set? West
Having a blue eyes, learned or inherited? Inherited
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What measurement unit does a triple beam balance measure

in? Grams
Why do animals hibernate?-when it gets cold the food
sources dwindle and the animal conserves energy

What is a prey? An animal that is hunted by another

animal
What are the 2 types of metamorphosis and how are they
different? Incomplete Metamorphosis has 3 stages and
there is no real change. The nymph is a smaller version
of the adult, but without wings. Complete
metamorphosis has 4 stages and the organism
completely changes as an adult: ex: butterfly
What stage of complete metamorphosis does the organism eat
the most? 2nd stage, the larvae stage right before it
changes
What causes light to bend? When light travels through an
object the speed changes.
If you dissolve 25 grams of salt in water how much salt will you
have when the water evaporates? 25 grams
Nonrenewable resources: Fossil fuels, rocks, minerals
What has to happen for something to become a fossil?
It needs to be buried quickly
Where is the earth in relation to the Sun and moon when the
moon is full? It is between the sun and moon
If there is a new moon on May 1st, about when would you
experience a full moon? 2 weeks or May 14th or 15th
When doing an experiment how many times should you
conduct your test or how many trials should you do? At least
3 for valid results/several trials
How many variables should you test at one time? Only 1
Why would you only want to test ONE variable at a time? If
you test more than one variable you will not know which
variable affected the outcome
What is the first thing you should do in the science lab if you
spilled something or found a broken beaker? Tell the teacher
Which science tool would you use to measure temperature?
Thermometer
Which science tool would you use to measure the mass of
something? A triple beam balance or a pan balance
What would be the best way to separate small metal washers
from small pebbles? Use a magnet to pull out the washers
Without touching them how could you separate toothpicks and
marbles? Add water and the toothpicks will float
Which science tool allows you to see really small things close
up? Microscope

Which science tool allows you to see things that are really far
away? A telescope
What happens to light as it passes through the lens of a
microscope? It bends and makes the object appear larger
Why do seeds sprout or grow in the spring? The weather is
warmer and there is usually more rain. They need water,
warmth, O2
How does the adaptation of a pine needle being long, narrow
and pointy help it survive? It doesnt allow a lot of water
to be lost, the leaves stay on the tree year round and
help it use the suns light when it is available. It also
doesnt freeze when it is cold
What are the main things that make up a biome: Climate:
temperature and amount of water an area gets, the
type of animals and plants that live there
Why do trees lose their leaves in the fall? There is less
sunlight for them to make food and dropping leaves
help the plant conserve energy. The leaves would also
freeze and harm the tree.
Which biome has the most plants and animals and why?
The rainforest because there is plenty or rain and food
What is the difference between a chemical change and a
physical change? A chemical change creates a new
substance and the physical change just changes the
state of matter.
Is water turning to ice a chemical change or physical change
and why? It is a physical change because the ice can
turn back into water
Is a log burning a chemical change or a physical change and
why? It is a chemical change because when it burns you
will not be able to turn it back into a log.
What are the 3 main states of matter? Solid, liquid and gas
This state of matter keeps its own shape: solid
This state of matter keeps its own volume and takes the shape
of the container: a liquid
This state of matter has no definite shape or volume, but will
take the shape of a closed container: gas
Name 3 of the types of energy: electrical, magnetic, light,
heat, sound and solar
What is potential energy? Energy that is store and waiting
to move

What is kinetic energy? Energy that is in motion or moving

What forms of energy does a burning fire produce? Light and
heat
How does a dam create electricity? Water passes through
the dam and turns a turbine which has electromagnets
that create the electricity
When you combine water, syrup and vegetable oil which liquid
will separate and settle to the bottom and why? The syrup
will sink to the bottom because it is more dense.
What causes wind? Wind is caused by the uneven heating
and cooling of the earths surface caused by the sun.
The warm air near the equator pushes towards the
poles and the colder air in turn moves toward the
equator.
What determines how much friction there is? How rough or
smooth something is.
Give an example of high friction: sliding on concrete,
rubbing sand paper on something, pulling a heavy
box.
Give an example of low friction: sliding on ice, wheels
rolling on a smooth surface, adding wax to a
surface..
How is a delta formed? Water slows down dropping off
sediments in a new area. Over time new land is formed.
What would cause a puddle of water to evaporate quicker?
Add more heat, add wind, spread out so the surface
area is greater.
Why does 50ml of water evaporate quicker in a beaker than it
does in a tall graduated cylinder? The water has more
surface area exposed in the beaker.
Water sticking to the outside of a cold water bottle is an
example of what? Condensation-warm moist air is
attracted to cool bottle
What is weather? The current conditions of a place; rain,
temperature, sunny, cloudy
Why do storms happen? When a warm front mixes with a
cold front storms can form along these boundaries.
Is geothermal energy and hydropower something we need
more of or less of and why? We need more because it they
are renewable

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Purpose-Why you are doing an experiment

Hypothesis-What you think or predict will happen
Materials-list of everything you will need
Procedures-step by step details of your experiment
Data/Research-Organizing your results in data tables
Conclusion-What did you find out? Was your hypothesis
correct?

ROY G BIV-Colors of the Rainbow or Light Spectrum

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Inner(rocky) Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Outer(gas giants) Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
Neptune

Full moon-Earth is in middle Sun Earth Moon

New Moon-the moon is in the middle..Sun Moon Earth
If Mass is MORE than Volume = SINKS
If Mass is LESS than Volume = FLOATS