Space
What planet in our solar system is perfect for life to exist?
What is the natural disaster that occurs over land and includes strong funneling winds? (It took Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz!)
Tornado
After a volcano would be what type of succession: primary or secondary?
Primary
The eating away of rock is called what?
Weathering
Name one impact of a flood on the environment (wild environment, not humans)
Could be many answers :)
Name 1 planet which would be much TOO HOT for life to exist
An eruption of this is a type of disaster and afterward, primary succession will occur.
Volcano
Name 3 instances where secondary succession will occur.
Flood, wildfire, tornado, hurricane, destroying a forest, clearing a field, etc!
Name 3 things that can cause weathering
Wind, water, ice, plants, gravity
NOT A SCIENCE QUESTION!!! Where is Ms. Miller from?
St. Louis
Oxygen
NOT A SCIENCE QUESTION! Where did Ms. Miller go to school?
Vanderbilt
What will be the first organisms to grow after a glacier recedes?
Lichen and moss (or pioneer species)
Rivers eroding the sides of a riverbank over a LONG period of time can cause these immense walls in the earth called what?
Canyon
How could a factory impact a source of water?
Thermal pollution, dumping things in
What 3 things are needed for life to exist on a planet?
Presence of water, protective atmosphere, and a temperate climate.
Which type of natural disaster requires warm waters in order to form?
Hurricane
Lichen and moss are an example of what term?
Pioneer species
Sand dunes (hills of sand) forming on beaches are because of what geological process?
Deposition
What is the pollutant that can be brought into water by runoff and cause eutrophication, or out of control algal blooms?
Fertilizer