Science Flashcards
What is an ecosystem?
an Eco system includes all living things in an area growing and living with each other.
Name two types of habitats.
Aquatic and terrestrial
What is a vertebrae?
An animal with a back bone.
What is an invertebrate? Name two.
An animal without a backbone.
What is a mammal?
Warm blooded
Feed their young milk
Make live young
Have hair or fur
What is a reptile?
Has dry skin with scales
Cold blooded
Lays eggs or makes live young
What is a bird?
Has feathers and wings
Lays eggs
Warm blooded
Some can fly and some cannot fly
Where does a fish live?
In water
Cold blooded
Has scales
Give birth to live young and some lay eggs
What is an amphibian?
Has moist skin
Lays eggs
Has webbed feet
Lives in the water and on land
Is a jelly fish a vertebrae?
Is a spider an invertebrate or vertebrae?
Name 2 vertebrae and 2 invertebrates?
Do we have any local scientists and can you name them?
Who is a scientist?
Involved in research
Trained in science
Solves scientific problems
What is a force?
A push
A pull
Twist or turn
Is a pond an ecosystem? What type of ecosystem is it?
Yes an aquatic ecosystem
Name 3 organisms within a pond.
Name 3 organisms in a terrestrial ecosystem.
What is a habitat?
A place where organisms live.
What is an organism?
Any living plant or animal.
What three things do we need to stay alive?
Food, water and air.
What is a food chain?
It shows the relationship between organisms within an ecosystem.
Do all food chains being with a plant or an animal?
Plant
What is an example of a PRODUCER?
A plant
What are the other organisms of a food chain called?
CONSUMERS
What is a HERBIVORE?
Eats only plants
What is an omnivore?
They eat both PLANTS and ANIMALS.
Do CARNIVORES eat plants?
No
Name 2 carnivores, omnivores and herbivores.
Do humans eat plants only?
Where do plants get their ENERGY from?
Mars Pluto or the sun?
Where do animals and humans get energy from?
Plants and animals that they eat
Is POLLUTION good for the environment?
Why?
Name three ways humans cause pollution.
How can we prevent pollution?
During the day what do we see in the sky?
Clouds and the sun.
How many season do we have in Trinidad?
Rainy season and dry season.
What is at the center of our solar system?
The earth, stars or the sun?
Name three activities that we do during the day and night.
Does the moon have any gravity?
Is the earth round, spherical or square?
Does the sun spin around the earth?
What is a season?
Type of weather pattern.
When does the dry season start?
June - December
January- May
During the dry season is it hot or cold?
What activities can you do outside during the dry season?
What clothing should be worn during the dry season?
When does the wet season begin?
What activities can you do during the wet season?
What type of clothing should be worn during the wet season?
What type of natural disasters can occur during the wet season?
During the dry season what type of natural disasters can occur?
Name three activities that use wind energy.
Is wind energy used to make electricity?
What is used to convert wind energy to electrical energy?
A kite
A turbine
A windmill?
What is a wind vane used for?
What is an anemometer?
What is a wind stock used for?
To measure the direction of the wind.
What is a mixture?
How can mixtures be separated?
What is material?
Any substance used to make something.
What is a chair made from? Drinking glass? Jacket? Bottle? Fork? Envelope? Rain boots?
What is texture?
What is strength of a material?
Mass if a material?
What is flexibility
What is transparency
What is a simple machine?
A simple machine is any tool used to make work easier.
Can forces make things Move Stop Sped up Slow down Change direction
