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25 Cards in this Set
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What causes the moon's phases? |
the moon moving around the sun |
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What causes the Earth's seasons? |
Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun |
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Choose the producer... A.) cow B.) plant C.) turtle D.) nothing can be a producer |
B |
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What is the struggle between organisms called? |
competition |
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What phase does the moon have to been in to have a solar eclipse? |
new moon |
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Where is the asteroid belt located? |
between Mars and Jupiter |
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What phase does the moon have to be one to have a lunar eclipse? |
full moon |
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How long does the revolution of the Earth take? |
about one year |
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What are the two kinds of tides? |
high and neap |
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What is a biotic factor? |
anything that is or was living, including wood, animals, grasses, and bugs |
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Earth's rotation takes how many hours? |
24 |
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Is this a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse? |
lunar |
Hint: solar eclipse have to have a NEW moon |
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Is a fox a...
A.) herbivore B.) carnivore C.) omnivore D.) scavenger |
C |
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What phase of the moon is this? 1st quarter or 3rd quarter? |
first quarter moon |
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What are the four outer planets like? |
consists of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus (be mature!), and Neptune, and they are large and mostly made of hydrogen and helium with solid cores |
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What are the four inner planets like? |
consists of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, and are small and have rocky surfaces |
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What are abiotic factors? |
things that never have lived or ever will, including water, air, light, and stones |
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Which of these are scavengers? A.) raccoon B.) rabbit C.) flower D.) bird |
A |
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What is paracitism? |
this is a type of symbiosis that only one organism benefits while the other is harmed, for example, a flea living on a dog (the flea is getting food and the dog is... well... itchy) |
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What are limiting factors? |
cuts the population of an organism by not providing something it needs to survive |
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What are biomes? |
these are a group of land ecosystems with similar climates |
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Adaptations are . |
behaviors and physical characteristics of a species that allows them to survive in the wild |
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What is the cell wall of a plant do? |
provides support and protection for a plant cell |
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What is commensalism? |
this is a type of symbiosis that has one organism benefitting and the other doesn't care |
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What is a habitat? |
the place where an organism lives or resides that provides the things it needs to survive |
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