SOLAR SYSTEM
The planets in our solar system are divided into two groups: the inner planets and the outer planets. The inner planets are:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Before turning on an electric switch, outlet, or plug in the classroom, you should make sure that....
your hands are dry
Name 4 landforms.
Any of the following are correct: plains, mountain, valley, hill, island, peninsula, canyon, plateau
Alexa left her cup of ice water on the table. When she went back to drink it later, all that was left in her glass was liquid water. Why there was no ice left in Alexa's cup?
The water was warmer than the ice and caused the ice to melt.
What keeps the Moon traveling in nearly the same path each time it orbits Earth?
Gravity
What type of energy must be added to change water from ice to steam?
Heat Energy
An earthquake is a change in Earth’s surface by...
Violently shifting of Earths surface
Salt dissolved in water is an example of what?
a solution
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
What is the main source of energy for our Earth?
The Sun
Trystin placed dead leaves, cut grass, and bits of twigs in a container with a lid. After a month, he opened the container and noticed soil had started to form. What process created the soil?
decomposition
What is are the states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
Why are people on Earth able to see the Moon?
The Moon orbits the Earth and reflects light from the Sun back to Earth.
A push or pull changes an objects
What is Motion
When volcanoes erupt, a column of hot ash arises from them. How can this cause the Earth's surface to rapidly change?
Forming new land
Which of the following lab stations describes students working with mixtures? Station 1: measuring water using graduated cylinders Station 2: building towers using wooden blocks of the same size Station 3: Separating glass marbles and metal paper clips Station 4: melting ice cubes under a heat lamp
Station 3
Name the planets in order from closest to the Sun to farthest from the Sun.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
Energy in an object due to its motion or position, or both is what type of energy?
Mechanical Energy
Why is cotton a natural resource?
Parts of the plant are used to make clothing.
Jayce poured liquid into the squares of an ice tray and put the tray in the freezer. Hours later, he takes the ice tray out and dumps the square-shaped matter out into a bowl. What happened to the liquid?
The liquid took the shape of the squares in the tray, froze into a solid, and kept its shape when it was dumped into the bow.