Properties of Soil
Type of soil that absorbs the least amount of water
What is Clay?
give three examples of common non renewable resources? (cannot be easily replaced)
1. Coal, Oil and Natural Gas
(or any non renewable resources)
What is the freezing point of water in Celsius?
What is Zero Degrees Celsius
Name the parts of the water cycle
1. Precipitation
2. Condensation
3. Evaporation
5. Accumulation
This is how long the moon phase cycle lasts?
What is 29-30 days (or a month)
1. Particle Soil size
2. Water absorption/Retention
3. Nutrients in soil (humus)
Give three examples of Renewable Resources
What do you predict tomorrow's weather will be?... WHY?
Answers may vary
What is condensation?
This phase comes after a Waning Gibbous?
What is a Waning Crescent
What type of soil will stop water from flowing
What is clay soil?
Explain what type of resource a plant would be and how you know?
1. Renewable resource because.. It can be replaced and they produce seeds
What is a tool that is useful for predicting weather?
Possible answers: Thermometers, Rain gauge and Anemometer (wind sock)
Describe the stage of the water cycle after precipitation and give an example
what is accumulation and ex. water collecting on the surface of the earth
What is the tilt of the Earth's Axis
Which type of soil will allow the most water to pass through?
What is sandy soil?
Explain why we have to be careful in using nonrenewable resources?
What is It takes millions of years to replace, It cant be replaced easily.
What would a meteorologist analyze when predicting weather?
What is the movement of fronts (cold fronts and warm fronts)
What is the source of energy for the water cycle?
What is the Sun?
This is when the shadow is the shortest for an object
What is when the sun is directly overhead the object (the afternoon)
What is:
Clay, Sandy and Top
Why is water a renewable resource?
What is the difference between CLIMATE and WEATHER
Climate is the average conditions of season over many years. (possible other answers can be how the reliable weather conditions of an environment)
Weather- is day to day conditions
On which kind of days (rainy, warm, cold, sunny) would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
What is warm, sunny
This is when your shadow is the longest
When the sun is rising or setting
Or
Early in the morning, or evening