Types of Energy
The force needed to move an object is called E_________.
Energy
What is the BEST definition for weathering?
a. the amount of rain
b. the daily temperature
c. the breaking of rock
choice C
Wind blowing particles across the rock is called ______.
a. Oxidation
b. Deposition
c. Abrasion
C. Abrasion
What or who is Sue?
Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil
A sudden movement in the earth's surface
a. volcano
b. flood
c. earthquake
Earthquake
A boy sitting at the top of a slide has what type of energy?
Gravitational Potential
What are the 2 types of weathering?
a. Physical and Chemical
b. Natural and Artificial
c. Renewable and Nonrenewable
Choice A, Physical and Chemical
When all light is collected by the object, the light is said to be ________.
a. reflected
b. absorbed
B. absorbed
Wooly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers are _______.
a. extinct
b. endangered
a. extinct
Hot, molten rock below the earth's surface
a. lava
b. magma
b. magma
Energy that is created when something vibrates, like a ringing bell, is called _________ energy.
Sound
Wind, rain and ice are examples of what type of weathering?
Physical
________ occurs when sediment or dirt is dropped in a new location.
a. Erosion
b. Deposition
c. Weathering
b. deposition
What type of scientist studies fossils?
a. biologist
b. ecologist
c. paleontologist
c. paleontologist
G________ pulls down the unstable ground causing a landslide.
Gravity
When labeling a sound wave, the top is called the __________ and the bottom is called the _________.
Crest, Trough
Which is an example of chemical weathering?
a. Photosynthesis
b. Oxidation (Rust)
c. Both A and B
Choice B, Oxidation
A ________ does NOT change what the substance is made of.
a. physical change
b. chemical change
a. physical change
Where would you find a paleontologist working?
a. on an eroded hillside
b. in an operating room
a. hillside
This rapid change can form new land such as an island or beach.
Volcanic Eruption
Match the following:
Pitch # of Waves
Volume the Strength of the Wave
Hertz the frequency of the wave
Pitch, frequency
Volume, strength
Hertz, # of waves
True or False
Animals and plants can also cause weathering by their actions, like digging or root growth.
True
Smoke, odor, heat, and light are signs that a ________ has happened.
a. chemical change
b. physical change
a. chemical change
Where would you find the oldest living organisms' fossils- deep in the bottom layers of rock or near the surface?
Bottom layers of rock
A crack in the earth's crust is called a ________.
a. tsunami
b. fault
c. avalanche
b. fault