What is the definition of the word "camouflage"?

What is the meaning of the word "consumer"?

What is the word of the meaning "hibernation"?

What is the meaning of the word "producer"?

What is an inherited trait?

What does the term "extinct species" refer to?

What is the main function of the bladder in the human body?

Which part of the plant is responsible for anchoring the plant and absorbing nutrients and moisture from the soil?

What is complete metamorphosis in insects?

What is the function of a seed in a flowering plant?

What is the role of pollen in flowering plants?

What is the main purpose of photosynthesis in plants?

How do non-flowering plants like ferns and mosses reproduce?

Which type of rock is formed from cooled and hardened magma or lava?

What is the definition of "testing minerals" as used in geology?

What does "erosion" describe in natural processes?

Which type of energy is described as "a storage container for electricity that has a chemical change to transform to energy"?

What is "potential energy"?

What is the main use of "limestone"?

What is the primary use of wind energy?

Which type of energy is generated by moving water?

What does the term 'Pitch' refer to in the context of sound?

What is the function of a conductor in terms of energy transfer?

What does the scientific method involve?

What unit is used to measure length in the metric system?

What is the boiling point of water at sea level according to the Celsius scale?

Which tool is used to measure the length or distance in centimeters or meters?

What does a microscope help to observe?

What is the main gas found in the atmosphere of Venus?

What is the primary function of a telescope?

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

What is the term for the movement of one object around another object in space?

What state of matter is described as having a definite volume but no definite shape?

What is the smallest particle of an element that can be alone or combined?

What is the boiling point of a substance?

What happens during a chemical change?

Which property allows an object to float?

What does the term 'mass' refer to in science?

What is friction?

What is precipitation?

Which term describes the average pattern of weather that occurs in a certain location over many years?

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

What does a weather map typically show?

What is the main characteristic of a tundra ecosystem?

What is the meaning of the word "nonliving"?

The meaning of this word is: "An organism's characteristics that helps it to survive in its environment."

The meaning of this word is: "An animal (consumer) that gets nutrients and energy from eating other animals (meat)."

The meaning of this word is: "An organism that makes its own food using the process of photosynthesis."

The meaning of this word is: "An animal (consumer) that gets energy and nutrients from eating only plants."

The meaning of this word is: "An animal (consumer) that eats both plants and animals."

Which word goes with this meaning: "An organism that kills and eats other organisms."

Which word goes with this meaning: "An organism that is killed and/or eaten by other organism."

These organisms have backbones, or spinal columns.

Mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, and reptiles are classified as ____.

Organisms without backbones, such as arthropods and mollusks, are classified as ___.

"Energy from the Sun that moves from plants to each animal that eats them or other animals" is defined as a ___.

A "vertebrate animal with scales, is cold-blooded, and lays eggs" is a(n) ___.

A "vertebrate animal with hair/fur, produces milk to feed young, has live births, and is warm-blooded" is a(n) ___.

The part of a fish's body that it uses to breathe by taking oxygen out of the water is called ____.

The skin that looks like tiles on a roof and are usually hard to protect an animal is called ___.

The lightweight shaft on the outside of a bird attached to its skin is referred to as ____.

Insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and birds reproduce by ____.

An invertebrate that has an exoskeleton and segmented body is known as a(n) ____.

When animals follow natural patterns automatically, like knowing how to build a nest, is known as a(n) ____.

A contest between two or more organisms for an environmental resource that is in short supply is known as ____.

A life cycle that goes through the stages of an egg, larva, pupa, and adult is known as ____.

A life cycle that goes through the stages of an egg, nymph, and adult is known as ____.

Which organ does this definition describe? "Control center of the body; can use senses, controlling all body functions and reflexes."

Which organ does this definition describe? "Pumps blood with oxygen through your body and blood that carries waste to the lungs."

Which organ does this definition describe? "Two organs that take in oxygen from the air, and releases wastes (carbon dioxide) from blood."

Blood filters through these and filter out the wastes to make urine.

An organ near the stomach that helps with digestion and secretes insulin to help process sugars is the...

The process in which food is broken down, nutrients are stored, and wastes are taken out is known as ___.

In which of the intestines is extra fluid taken out before waste is expelled from the body? (Hint: This is the last step of digestion before food is expelled.)

In which of the intestines are nutrients absorbed into the body after leaving the stomach?

Muscles grind into smaller pieces and acid swirls, breaking apart proteins in the ____.

The colorful, sweet-smelling part of the flower are the ___.

_____ takes place when pollen is transferred from the male part of the flower to the female organs to begin the process of fertilization.

When a seed begins to grow or sprout, it is known as ____.

The process when a female reproductive cell (egg) is joined with the male reproductive cell, it is called ____.

Which of these is a seed-like structure on non-flowering plants, present in ferns and mosses?

The height above sea level of everything on Earth is known as ___.

An imaginary straight line that runs through the Earth from pole to pole is ___.

Which of these is a force that pulls objects to the ground?

The part of the plant that anchors the plants and absorbs nutrients and moisture from the soil is known as the ___.

The male reproductive structure of a flowering plant is the ____.

The female reproductive structure of a flowering plant (containing the ovary and ovules) is the ____.

Earth is tilted at a 23.5-degree _____.

The part of the plant that grows in the flower and has seeds is known as the ___.

The fine dust-like powder that contains the male reproductive cells of seed-bearing plants is known as ___.

The way seeds are carried away from the plant to grow a new plant is called ___.

The imaginary line on Earth that separates the North and South poles is called the ____.

A dry place on Earth that gets very little rainfall and has very little plant and animal life is called the ____.

A dense forest in a tropical climate that gets lots of rain and has many trees, plants, and animals is known as the ___.

A rock type that is formed over time from existing rock due to extreme heat or pressure is called _____ rock.

A rock type formed from layers of sediment is called ___.

This biome is warm all year, receiving lots of rain. It has low-growing plants with some trees.

A property to test minerals to describe how a mineral breaks apart along smooth surfaces is called ____.

A property of a mineral that describes how it appears when it reflects light is ___.

The color of a powder of a mineral when it is rubbed on an unglazed plate is called ____.

The process when rocks are broken down by wind, water, gravity, or acid rain is called ___.

Fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, and oil are ____ resources.

When energy from the Sun is collected and used to make electricity, it is _____.

Mined in Florida, this resource is mostly used to make fertilizer for farms. It is also used in toothpaste, vitamins, and soda.

A loop that contains wires, an energy source, and flowing electric current is known as a(n) _____ circuit. There is no break in the loop of electricity.

Energy generated from objects in motion is _____ energy.

Thermal energy is also known as "_____" energy created by raising (or lowering) the temperature.

To _____ is when an electrical or magnetic force from opposite-charged objects that pulls objects toward one another.

To ____ is when electric or magnetic force from the same-charged objects pushes objects away from one another.

Slow vibrations make a low sound, and fast vibrations make a high sound. The sound these vibrations make is known as __.

A material used to reduce or prevent the transfer of electricity is a(n) ____.

A material or object that permits heat or electricity to flow easily is known as a(n) ____.

The group in an experiment that compares to the experimental group is the ____.

ALL the parts that stay the same in a science experiment are the ____.

A group of many, many stars, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, gas, and dust held together by gravity.

A rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun and is much smaller than a planet

An object made of rock, ice, dust, and gas that revolves around the Sun.

A natural object that orbits a planet. (Hint: Jupiter and Saturn have many of these. Mercury and Venus have none of these.)

The daily changing pattern of light reflected from our moon during a month.

The motion of one object around another object. (Planets make a ____ around the Sun).

The turning, or spinning, of an object on its axis.

The four planets which have rocky surfaces, closer to the Sun, are smaller, and have no/few moons.

The four planets outside the asteroid belt: are gas giants, have many moons, have rings, and are further from the Sun.

Which is the star in the center of our Solar system that gives light and heat energy?

To take up and store energy. (When matter gets warm from light energy).

To bend light.

To bounce light, sound, or heat off a surface.

Phase of matter that molecules move very quickly and spread out. Has no definite volume or shape.

The gas state of water that cannot be seen.

Molecules move around; definite volume but no definite shape. Takes shape of container and can be poured.

Phase of matter that keeps its shape; molecules are very close together. Definite volume and shape.

Temperature when matter changes from liquid to a gas.

Temperature when matter changes from liquid to solid.

Process when matter is changed into different matter with different properties. (Burning, cooking, decaying, rusting)

A change of matter that still has the SAME chemical makeup, does NOT become new matter. Examples are freezing and melting.

Characteristics: mass, volume, color, texture, temperature, hardness, shape, odor, taste, magnetic, sink, float.

When 2 or more types of matter are put together and can be separated (trail mix).

When a powder dissolves completely into a liquid, it is known as a(n) ____.

The amount of matter an object or substance has is called ____.

A physical property of a solid used to describe its surface is the ____.

The amount of space an object or substance takes up is ____.

Measure of matter in degrees (Celsius or Fahrenheit)

Unequal forces in size and may/may not be opposite in direction. (Object moves in direction of greater force).

Forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction. (Object does NOT move).

Force that attracts iron, nickel, steel and lodestone. (DOESN’T ATTRACT: brass, copper, gold, silver, aluminum).

Air temperature, humidity, wind speed/direction, precipitation, and air pressure in a place on a certain day.

Measures the amount of water vapor in the air.

The average pattern of weather that occurs in a certain location over many years.

A climate zone that has very little precipitation and extremely cold temperatures.

An area on the Earth that has hot, wet weather and lots of different kinds of plants and animals.

Has warm summers and mild winters with trees and plants. Climate zone between tropic and polar zones with average temperatures.

Precipitation in clouds that keeps getting pushed back up in cloud and layers of ice form on it.

When snow melts as it falls and the rain contains ice.

Water that freezes in the atmosphere and falls to earth as white flakes.

Water that is condensed from water vapor to liquid in the atmosphere and falls to earth as drops.

Precipitation that falls into rivers, lakes, or oceans or on land and/or soaks into the ground.

The process when water is changed from a gas (water vapor) to a liquid

The process when water is changed from a liquid to a gas (water vapor)

A form of water (hail, rain, sleet, snow) that condenses in the atmosphere and falls to Earth’s surface.

Very cold all year long and average rainfall (18-25 inches a year) with few plants and animals.

The temperature gets _____ higher up in the mountain and can have more rain and snow than areas around it

This tool is used to find the weight or Newtons (N) of an object. It has a hook at the end of it that pulls down with the greater force that is applied.

Metric unit of temperature; 0 degrees is freezing and 100 degrees as the boiling point of water at sea level. This type of measurement is used everywhere BESIDES the United States.

Milliliters (mL) and liters (L) relate to this kind of measurement.

A word used to describe the certainty or accuracy of data or results of an investigation or experiment.

Multiple sets of measurements or observations in a scientific investigation.

Information about the natural world gathered through the senses and/or scientific instruments.

The result after all evidence is collected and studied.