Rocks Vocabulary
The shade you see
Color
90% of Earth is covered in water, which is essential for all life.
False-75% of Earth is covered in water, which is essential for all life.
Water surrounded by land.
Lake
Which of these is the largest source of salt water?
A. rivers
B. lakes
C. oceans
D. streams
C. oceans
Rocks are made up _____________ minerals.
-Different
-Size
-Measure
-Look
Different
A solid piece of Earth's surface.
Rock
Only 3% of water on Earth is freshwater.
True-2%- frozen freshwater and 1%-freshwater.
A large body of water that is salty.
Ocean
All of these can be sources of fresh water except-
A. rivers
B. oceans
C. lakes
D. streams
B. oceans
These different minerals make rocks different in ______________ and shape.
Different
Size
Measure
Look
Size
How big or small something is.
Size
Freshwater comes from sources such as oceans and saltwater marshes and some lakes.
False-Saltwater comes from sources such as oceans and saltwater marshes and some lakes.
A body of freshwater that flows continuously toward the ocean or another body of water.
River
Fresh water flows from the tops of mountains and hills downwards in moving bodies of water known as-
A. ponds
B. oceans
C. rivers
D. lakes
C. rivers
We can ______________ the different sizes of rocks and describe how they _______________.
Different
Size
Measure
Look
Measure and Look
The stuff that covers the land and that plants grow in
Soil
Saltwater comes from sources such as rain, streams, rivers, glaciers, and most lakes.
False-Freshwater comes from sources such as rain, streams, rivers, glaciers, and most lakes.
A small body of water that flows into a larger body of water.
Stream
An ocean is larger than a lake. Another difference is that only lakes have-
A. small waves
B. small fish
C. green plants
D. fresh water
D. fresh water
What are physical properties?
Any external characteristics, such as
color
texture
shape
size
How rough or smooth something is.
Texture
All freshwater sources contain traces of salt.
True-Only three percent of all water is freshwater (contains only traces of salt), but most freshwater is locked up in the frozen polar ice caps. Only water from rain, streams, rivers, melting glaciers (frozen masses of ice), underground, and most lakes is considered freshwater.
Sources of freshwater can be found in
Rivers, lakes and streams
What source of water covers most of the Earth's surface?
A. lakes
B. rivers
C. streams
D. oceans
D. oceans
How can we observe, describe, and compare the physical properties of a rock?
We can use senses such as
touch
sight