Misc
Why is all water not considered renewable?
What is "only 1% of water on Earth is drinkable".
If a rock experienced weathering, would it be bigger or smaller than its original size?
What is "Smaller"?
An objects age in comparison to another object.
What is "Relative Age".
What causes Earth's seasons?
What is "Earth's tilt".
How many galaxies are in the universe?
What is "billions".
Explain why the moon orbits Earth, rather than directly orbiting the sun.
What is "Earth and the moon are closer to each other than the sun".
Give an example of a situation when someone should be concerned about a landslide.
What is "When driving on a road with a steep mountain on one side and a drop off/ledge on the other".
Lance is 13 years old. This is an example of what?
What is "Absolute Age".
How does the moon affect the Earth's oceans?
What is "the pull of the moons gravity causes tides".
What is a satellite, give an example (from the study guide).
What is "Something that orbits another object, Saturn's moon Titan orbits it".
How are both the Hubble Telescope and the Mars Rover used to study the solar system?
What is "Both provide data that scientists cannot obtain on Earth".
What are two examples of nonpoint pollution that may affect a person outside?
What is "Cars on the highway and nearby factories".
What could cause a rock layer to "disappear" from a location?
What is "erosion".
What does it mean to be a "geocentric model"?
What is "planets and sun move around Earth".
How does Uranus' unusual tilt affect it?
What is "Seasons are more extreme than on other planets".
Explain why constellations are visible to us at one time of the day but not other.
What is "Earth's rotation causes the constellation to be on the other side of the Earth".
If two rocks start at the same size and same location, what would cause one to weather more than the other?
What is "type of rock/composition".
What does the Law of Superposition mean?
Why can only one side of the moon be seen from Earth?
What is "The moon rotates and revolves at the same rate".
What happens at the densest part of a nebula?
What pattern is most important to farmers in deciding when to plant and harvest?
What is "The way the Earth revolves around the sun".
List 3 effective ways to reduce water pollution.
What is clean up and prevent oil spills, enact laws that control possible pollutants, and encourage farmers to leave plants in the field after harvest to prevent chemical runoff
What should Mrs. Decker name her baby? Give a girl name option and boy name option. If Mrs. Decker doesn't like the names, you get it wrong.
Describe what happens during a solar eclipse.
What is "The moon aligns directly between the sun and Earth, casting a shadow on the Earth".
In which layer of the sun does the most heat flow in the form of electromagnetic radiation?
What is "Radiative Zone".