A scratch test identifies this property of a mineral
What is hardness
100
True or False? You should wear goggles during science experiments when you are cleaning up materials.
What is true?
100
The largest particle in soil.
What is sand?
100
A dinosaur foot print is an example of this type of fossil.
What is a trace fossil?
100
Metals are generally very good ones of these. This means that heat can move easily through them.
What are conductors?
200
On the Moh’s Hardness Scale, Talc is the softest and this is the hardest mineral.
What is a diamond?
200
The first thing you should do in carrying out a scientific procedure is
a. record your results b. observe what happens c. gather required materials d. add the contents of the first vial to the second vial.
What is C?
200
True or false, plastic pieces are a part of soil
What is false?
200
Out of these four choices, it is the one most likely to become a fossil; stomach, bone, muscle, feather
What is a bone?
200
People use this in the walls and ceilings of their homes to keep heat in during the winter and keep the a/c in during the summer.
What is insulation?
300
Perform this test and you will discover the identifying color of a mineral.
What is a streak test?
300
Anything that has parts that interact with each other is called a system. Of these objects, a Flower, an eraser, or a towel, this one is an example of a system.
What is a flower?
300
The soil you walk on is part of this layer of soil.
What is topsoil?
300
Fossils can be found in this stage of the rock cycle.
What is sedimentary rock?
300
It is a source of heat that comes from rubbing two objects together.
What is friction?
400
The stages of the rock cycle.
What are sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic?
400
Safe or unsafe? Do not worry about loose clothing while doing an experiment.
What is unsafe?
400
The type of soil most plants grow well in is called this.
What is loam?
400
An animal that has been pressed by layers of sediment above it turns into this type of fossil (trace or body?)
What is body?
400
When you leave your door open on a winter day, are you letting heat out or letting cold in?
What is letting heat out?
500
The building blocks of rocks.
What are minerals?
500
Out of 40 rocks collected, ¾ of them were sedimentary. This is how many rocks it is.
What is 30 rocks?
500
You grab a soil sample in your hand. You roll it into a ball. The ball feels sticky when moist. The ball is strong and will not break. How would you describe the soil from that texture?
What is clay?
500
Ben and Kevin are hiking in the Appalachian mountains. They find a fossil of a fish on the ground. What does this tell you about where they are hiking?
What is that the land used to be underwater.
500
It is how molecules move when heated (faster or slower).