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17 Cards in this Set
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What is rotation? What does it cause? |
When the planet spins around one time on it's axis. Causes the sun to rise (east) and set (west). |
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What is revolution? What does it cause? |
When one object completes a circular path around another object. Causes our different seasons. |
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What are the moon phases? |
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Solar eclipse |
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Lunar eclipse |
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What is renewable energy? List three examples. |
Energy we WONT run out of. -Solar -Wind Power -Geothermal |
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What is non-renewable energy? List three examples. |
Energy we WILL run out of. -Coal -Wood -Oil |
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What is energy? Kinetic? Potential? |
The ability to do work. Kinetic - moving energy Potential - stored energy |
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What is the main source of oxygen in the ecocolumn? |
Plants |
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List the control variables in the ecosystem experiment. |
-Soil -Water |
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What is the experimental variable in the ecosystem experiment? |
-Fertilizer |
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What type of pollution is affecting the lakes in the Adirondacks? Where is it coming from? How? |
Acid rain (From burning fossils Fuels) |
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Why is bacteria important in an ecosystem? |
It helps nutrients complete their cycles (grow). |
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What is an autotroph? Give an example. |
An organism that can make it's own food. (Ex. Plants) |
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What is a heterotroph? Give an example. |
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms. (Ex. Humans) |
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Describe what abiotic means. Give an example. |
Non-living factors in your ecosystem. (Ex. Water) |
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Describe what biotic means. Give an example. |
Living factors in your ecosystem. (Ex. Plants & Animals) |
