They are above producers (the first consumers) because they eat producers.
D. The distance between the Earth and the Sun
4 years
A Spring
B Summer
C Fall
D Winter
1-spiral
2-irregular
3-ellipitcal
Solar Eclipse C
Lunar Eclipse B
High tides are lower and low tides are higher than normal
or
The tidal range is smallest
New York and Tokyo
or
Buenos Aires and Sydney
primary consumer-krill
secondary consumer-fish
decomposer-bacteria
B
Earth's years
2 and 4 High tides
1 and 3 low tides
1-meteoroid
2-meteor
3-meteorite
friction between the meteor and the atmosphere
D. breaking down dead plant material
at night
10%
The sun, Earth and moon form a 90 degree angle.
22 days
The Northern Hemisphere is pointed away from the Sun in the winter.
Star 1
Letter C
waning gibbous
phytoplankton to zooplankton to squid to elephant seal
phytoplankton to squid to elephant seal
3 months
4
Lunar eclipses occur
at night.
or
during the day.
Name the primary consumer, secondary consumer, and decomposer in this marine food web.
Based on the diagram, how would the tides be affacted on Earth?
Campers see a falling meteor one night. The light from the meteor is caused by
The chart desribes a meteor, a meteorite, and a meteoroid. Which is which?
If Earth moved farther away from the sun, would this make Earth's days longer or Earth's years longer?
Does it take approximately 7 days, 12 days, 22 days, or 29 days for the moon to revolve from position 1 to position 4?
Which of the following best describes a role of mushrooms in ecosystems?
A. capturing energy from sunlight
B. consuming living plant material
C. taking energy from animal hosts
D. breaking down dead plant material
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the change in seasons on the Earth?
A. The tilt of the Earth’s axis
B. The number of daylight hours
C. The angle of the sun’s rays
D. The distance between the Earth and the Sun
Based on the maps of the Western and Eastern Hemisphere shown here, which two cities have summer about the same time of year?
What is the position of the sun, moon, and Earth during a neap tide?
Read each of the 4 statments. Which are accurate for a solar eclipse and which are accurate for a lunar eclipse? (some may not be accurate for either eclipse type)
A The shadow of the moon falls on the sun.
B Earth prevents the light of the sun from reaching the moon.
C The moon prevents the light of the sun from reaching Earth.
D The sun prevents the reflected moonlight from reaching Earth.
In which position is the Northern hemisphere experiencing winter?
Which locations on Earth are experiencing high tides and which are experiencing low tides?
What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing at each location?
When the moon is between position 2 and 3, which letter represents what it would look like and what is it called?
Where are primary consumers in an energy pyramid and what do they eat?
When Earth has completed 25% of its revolution around the sun, approximately how many months have passed?
Which letter best represents the correct sequence of the phases of the moon as seen from Earth over the course of one month?
Name the Galaxy type.
Approximately what percent of energy passes on to each level of any food chain, food web, or energy pyramid?
Based on the table, which star appears brightest to an observer from Earth?
Starting with phytoplankton, what are the two ways that the elephant seal receives energy.
Our nearest star neighbor Proxima Centauri is 4 light-years away from Earth. How long does it take for the light from this star to reach Earth?
Because Earth travels in an elliptical orbit, it is about five million kilometers closer to the Sun in the winter than in the summer. If Earth is closer to the Sun in winter, why is Tennessee colder in the winter than in other seasons?
Description | Match: |
Our nearest star neighbor Proxima Centauri is 4 light-years away from Earth. How long does it take for the light from this star to reach Earth? | 4 years |
Based on the table, which star appears brightest to an observer from Earth? | Star 1 |
The chart desribes a meteor, a meteorite, and a meteoroid. Which is which? | 1-meteoroid 2-meteor 3-meteorite |
| 1-spiral 2-irregular 3-ellipitcal |
Campers see a falling meteor one night. The light from the meteor is caused by | friction between the meteor and the atmosphere |
If Earth moved farther away from the sun, would this make Earth's days longer or Earth's years longer? | Earth's years |
Does it take approximately 7 days, 12 days, 22 days, or 29 days for the moon to revolve from position 1 to position 4? | 22 days |
When Earth has completed 25% of its revolution around the sun, approximately how many months have passed? | 3 months |
When the moon is between position 2 and 3, which letter represents what it would look like and what is it called? | Letter C |
Which letter best represents the correct sequence of the phases of the moon as seen from Earth over the course of one month? | B |
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the change in seasons on the Earth?
A. The tilt of the Earth’s axis B. The number of daylight hours C. The angle of the sun’s rays D. The distance between the Earth and the Sun | D. The distance between the Earth and the Sun |
Based on the maps of the Western and Eastern Hemisphere shown here, which two cities have summer about the same time of year? | New York and Tokyo or Buenos Aires and Sydney |
In which position is the Northern hemisphere experiencing winter? | 4 |
Because Earth travels in an elliptical orbit, it is about five million kilometers closer to the Sun in the winter than in the summer. If Earth is closer to the Sun in winter, why is Tennessee colder in the winter than in other seasons? | The Northern Hemisphere is pointed away from the Sun in the winter. |
What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing at each location? | A Spring B Summer C Fall D Winter |
What is the position of the sun, moon, and Earth during a neap tide? | The sun, Earth and moon form a 90 degree angle. |
Lunar eclipses occur at night. or during the day. | at night |
Based on the diagram, how would the tides be affacted on Earth? | High tides are lower and low tides are higher than normal or The tidal range is smallest |
Read each of the 4 statments. Which are accurate for a solar eclipse and which are accurate for a lunar eclipse? (some may not be accurate for either eclipse type) A The shadow of the moon falls on the sun. B Earth prevents the light of the sun from reaching the moon. C The moon prevents the light of the sun from reaching Earth. D The sun prevents the reflected moonlight from reaching Earth.
| Solar Eclipse C Lunar Eclipse B |
Which locations on Earth are experiencing high tides and which are experiencing low tides? | 2 and 4 High tides 1 and 3 low tides |
Which of the following best describes a role of mushrooms in ecosystems?
A. capturing energy from sunlight B. consuming living plant material C. taking energy from animal hosts D. breaking down dead plant material | D. breaking down dead plant material |
Approximately what percent of energy passes on to each level of any food chain, food web, or energy pyramid? | 10% |
Where are primary consumers in an energy pyramid and what do they eat? | They are above producers (the first consumers) because they eat producers. |
| phytoplankton to zooplankton to squid to elephant seal phytoplankton to squid to elephant seal |
Name the primary consumer, secondary consumer, and decomposer in this marine food web. | primary consumer-krill secondary consumer-fish decomposer-bacteria |