Natural Science Flashcards
What is a grassland habitat?
A grassland habitat is a habitat that is full of different grasses with few trees.
What is a forest habitat?
Forest habitats are large and are covered in trees.
What are aquatic habitats?
Aquatic habitats are any body of water that is home to living things. Aquatic habitats can be freshwater or saltwater.
What is a desert?
A desert is a habitat that gets very hot and has hardly any rain.
What are the 7+1 properties of living things?
The 7+1 properties of living things are:
Moving
Respiration
Sensing
Growth
Reproduction
Excretion
Nutrition
(Death)
What are mammals?
Mammals are creatures that are warm-blooded and are equipped with fur/hair. They give birth to live young and are fed milk when they are young.
What are the 3 states of matter?
The 3 states of matter are: Solids, liquids and gases.
What are the 3 basic properties of matter?
The 3 basic properties of matter are: Volume, mass and shape.
Mass is the amount of ______ an object has.
…matter…
Volume is the amount of _____ the matter takes up.
…space…
Liquids take the shape of their _________.
…container.
Gases do not have a definite _____ or ______.
…shape…volume.
There are 4 different types of precipitation. List them.
Snow, sleet, rain and hail.
Non-metals don’t conduct ___________ or ____.
…electricity…heat.
Non-metals CAN/CANNOT be solid, liquid or gas at room temperature.
CAN
