Week 3 Science & Earth Vocabulary:
Physics, Biology, and Geology UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
electron - CORRECT ANSWER a stable elementary particle that is negatively charged and orbits
the nucleus of an atom
gravity - CORRECT ANSWER a force of attraction between two masses
element - CORRECT ANSWER a substance that cannot be reduced to a simpler substance by
chemical means
energy - CORRECT ANSWER a quantity that describes the capacity to do work; a source of usable
power
energy pyramid - CORRECT ANSWER a pyramidal diagram that compares the amount of energy
available at each position, or level, in the feeding order
habitat - CORRECT ANSWER a place in an ecosystem where an organism normally lives
heat - CORRECT ANSWER a form of energy resulting from the temperature difference between a
system and its surroundings
energy transfer - CORRECT ANSWER a change of energy from one form to another (e.g.,
mechanical to electrical, solar to electrical)
environment - CORRECT ANSWER the sum of conditions affecting an organism, including all
living and nonliving things in an area, such as plants, animals, water, soil, weather, landforms, and air
Physics, Biology, and Geology UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
electron - CORRECT ANSWER a stable elementary particle that is negatively charged and orbits
the nucleus of an atom
gravity - CORRECT ANSWER a force of attraction between two masses
element - CORRECT ANSWER a substance that cannot be reduced to a simpler substance by
chemical means
energy - CORRECT ANSWER a quantity that describes the capacity to do work; a source of usable
power
energy pyramid - CORRECT ANSWER a pyramidal diagram that compares the amount of energy
available at each position, or level, in the feeding order
habitat - CORRECT ANSWER a place in an ecosystem where an organism normally lives
heat - CORRECT ANSWER a form of energy resulting from the temperature difference between a
system and its surroundings
energy transfer - CORRECT ANSWER a change of energy from one form to another (e.g.,
mechanical to electrical, solar to electrical)
environment - CORRECT ANSWER the sum of conditions affecting an organism, including all
living and nonliving things in an area, such as plants, animals, water, soil, weather, landforms, and air
