Earth
Water
Nature
Materials
Forces
100
What circles the earth?
A. The sun
B. The moon
C. Mars
D. None of the above
B. The moon
100
At room temperature, what state of matter is water in?
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. Plasma
B. Liquid
100
Plants fall into which trophic category?
A. Producer
B. Consumer
A. Producer
because plants make (produce) their own energy.
100
Which element is in all living things?
A. Uranium
B. Titanium
C. Carbon
D. Lithium
C. Carbon
There is a whole subsection in chemistry called organic chemistry that focuses on nature made things which all have carbon.
100
What force keeps us on Earth?
A) Natural Force
B) Neutral Force
D) Normal Force
C) Gravity
D) Gravity
200
There are 3 major types of rocks. What rock type is formed from volcanos?
A. Igneous
B. Metamorphic
C. Sedementary
A. Igneous
200
Does temperature affect density?
Yes or No?
Yes!
Think about hot and cold water or air. Hot water or air rises and is on top, where cool air or water is more dense and at the bottom.
200
Which of the following animals is native to Massachusetts
A) Polar Bear
B) Koala
C) Deer
D) Penguin
C) Deer
200
Which of the following is most likely to be magnetic?
A. paper clip
B. rubber band
C. Marker
D. Your hand
A. paper clip
Most metal things are magnetic, where most non-metal things are not magnetic.
200
What force pushes up keeping us steady on Earth's surface?
A) Natural Force
B) Neutral Force
C) Normal Force
D) Gravity
C) Normal force
300
What causes erosion or weathering?
Ans: Water, wind, pressure, friction (such as walking). Other answers: lichen, landslides, chemicals.
Erosion and weathering are when the soil and rocks to break down.
300
What does freshwater mean?
Water that has essentially no salt. This water can still be dirty though!
300
Name something both plants and animals need.
Ans: Water, air, the sun, heat, energy, nutrients, space.
300
List something man-made and something non-man-made
Man-made: Computer, buildings, paper, pizza, etc.
Non-man-made: Trees, plants, animals, soil, snow, rain, etc.
300
Name an action that involves friction.
Push, pull, drawing, writing, slide, running, walking, eating, brush teeth, etc.
400
What landform(s) could tectonic plates form?
Mountains, Volcanos, Plateaus, Valleys, basins.
400
Name a type of precipitation
Ans: rain, snow, sleet, hail.
400
List an abiotic factor
Rocks, dirt, sun, wind, water, etc
Abiotic= non-living (typically referring to something found in nature, ie: not a table)
500
Name somewhere cold in July.
Australia, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Antarctica, could also mention elevation like mountains.
500
How many Hydrogens and how many Oxygens are in one water molecule?
H2O: 2 Hydrogen and 1 Oxygen
500
Copper is really useful due to the fact that it has a spare electron it can pass along to another copper. Where/ how do humans use copper?
Ans: Electricity! You could say any electronic, or mention wires or chords.
