Weather
What is air temperature?
How warm or cool the air is
What is the breaking down of landforms by water, wind, or ice called?
Weathering
What is another way to say "fast change?"
Rapid Change
What is a natural resource?
Materials people get from nature
What does it mean to conserve?
To save or keep from going away
What is precipitation?
When water falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What is soil made of?
Weather rock and plant and animal remains
Fill in the blank: A _________ is a sudden movement of rocks, dirt, and mud down the side of a hill or mountain.
landslide
What kind of natural resources can be replaced quickly and are better for the environment?
Renewable resources
What does it mean to make something new from something old?
Recycle
What is the condition of the air at a certain time and place?
Weather
What kind of soil will be best for plants?
Soil that supports deep roots and healthy growth of the plant
Which rapid change forms new land when it cools and hardens?
Volcanic Eruption
What kind of resources take millions of years to form and can cause pollution?
Nonrenewable resources
What are the three R's of conservation?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
True or False: The weather can be warmer in one part of Texas and cooler in another at the same time.
True
True or False: A canyon with a river flowing through it is an example of weathering rock
True
What other rapid change might an earthquake cause?
A landslide
How can we conserve water?
Take shorter showers or turn off the water when we are not using it.
What does the word reduce mean?
To cut back on the amount of product used or to use less of something.
Will the weather be warmer if a place is located near the Equator or the Arctic Circle?
Which slow change occurs when plants or animals die and break down into smaller pieces?
Decomposition
What are the three types of rapid changes we learned about?
Earthquakes, Landslides, and Volcanic Eruptions
What are some of the ways people use natural resources?
Agriculture, farming, construction, transportation, and to make new products.
Why is it important to conserve resources?
We cannot make more of some resources, so we need to make them last longer so that we can keep using them.