Science vocabulary

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Which of the following is a unit of mass?

• kilogram
• liter
• meter
• pound

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Mass is a property of ___________.

• waves
• energy
• matter
• light

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The tendency of an object to do nothing or remain the same.

• velocity

• kinetic energy

• inertia

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True of False?
An object's inertia is effected by its mass.

• False
• True

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Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.

• similar
• opposite
• parallel
• west

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How does friction affect speed?

• more friction decreases speed
• more friction increases speed
• less friction decreases speed

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The rate that a car's velocity changes is its

• speed

• force

• gravity

• acceleration

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A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 

• not accelerating
• not moving
• speeding up 
• slowing down 

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What is this?

• a screw 
• a wedge
• an inclined plane

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How does using an inclined plane make lifting a load easier?

• it makes the mass levitate upward

• it increases the effort needed to lift a mass

• it decreases the effort needed to lift a mass

• it doesn't help

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I am called "Nurseries of the Sea".

I am the place where seawater and freshwater meet.

Who I am?

• Estuary

• Ocean

• River

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An estuary is made up of what kind of H20?

• Saltwater only

• Freshwater only

• Salt & Fresh water

• What is H20 even mean?

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Green plants are producers who make food in their leaves.

• True

• False

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apple tree

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

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Hawk

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

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Consumers get their energy by eating food.

• True

• False

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A decomposer is a living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead plants and animals.

• True

• False

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Fungi and bacteria are the most common decomposers.

• True

• False

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Habitat or niche?

spread seeds

• habitat

• niche

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Habitat or niche?

releases oxygen

• habitat

• niche

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What is this?

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

• decomposer

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What does a carnivore eat?

• Other animals

• Plants

• Plants and animals

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Eat only plants

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

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I eat bamboo leaves and stems.

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

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I eat fruit, nuts, frogs and fish

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

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I eat worms, caterpillars, seeds and fruit.

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

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The main source of energy for all of earth's food chains is the...

• sun

• water

• nutrients

• producers

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All food chains begin with a...

• grass

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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The level of humans in the food chain is...

• first

• second

• tertiary

• top

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What is the first step of the scientific method?

• Analysis

• Question or problem

• Measuring

• Communicating results

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The first step of the scientific method that involves thinking about what you want to know.

• experiment

• question

• hypothesis

• data

• gather information

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-What I thought would happen in the experiment.

• Guess

• Hypothesis

• Chance

• Reason

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Which of these is NOT an instinctive behavior?

• a bird building a nest

• a turtle burying its eggs

• a baby crying when they are hungry

• a farmer teaching a horse to pull a plow

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Which of the following describes a learned behavior in a dog?

• black fur

• running fast

• four legs

• fetching sticks

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What is the chemical called that is found inside our cell's nucleus and determines our inherited traits?

• D.N.A.

• genes

• chromosomes

• chloroplast

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A characteristic passed from parents to their offspring is called a __________________ trait.

• acquired

• inherited

• dominant

• recessive

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Which of the following is an example of an inherited trait?

• liking pizza

• riding a bike

• blowing bubbles with your gum

• freckles

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Which characteristic could be inherited from a parent?

• the type of shoes worn

• having scars

• the color of hair

• riding a bicycle

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Children or young of a particular parent

• Trait

• Generation

• Characteristics

• Offspring

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A distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one’s personal nature

• Dominant

• Traits

• Recessive

• D.N.A.