Earth's Rotation
Patterns and Shadows
Water Cycle
Weather
Natural Resources
100
Scientists use several imaginary lines to divide the Earth to explain its movement. Which of these imaginary lines does Earth rotate around?
A. The pole
B. The equator
C. The axis
D. The longitude
What is the Axis?
100
A shadow moves in the______ direction from the sun.
A. Same
B. Opposite
What is opposite?
100
______is when water falls from the sky as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.
A. Condensation
B.Precipitation
C. Evaporation
D. Rotation
What is precipitation?
100
_______is the process in which particles are broken away and removed from land.
A. Weathering
B. Erosion
C. Water Cycle
What is erosion?
100
______is a type of rock that forms when many layers of sediment harden over along period of time.
A. Sedimentary Rock
B. Fossil Fuel
C. Natural Resources
What is a sedimentary rock?
200
It takes about ______ for Earth to complete one full
rotation on its axis.
What is 24 hours?
200
Which statement best explains what a shadow is?
A. A shadow is a dark area formed when light passes through an object.
B. A shadow is a light area formed when light shines on an object.
C. A shadow is a dark area formed when light is blocked by an object.
What is A shadow is a dark area formed when light is blocked by an object?
200
_____is the way that water moves around Earth in different forms.
A. Water Cycle
B. Evaporation
C. Condensation
What is the water cycle?
200
____is a landform made when sand is deposited into a mound or ridge.
A. Canyon
B. Delta
C. Sand Dunes
What is a sand dune?
200
_____a substance formed from dead organisms that can be used for energy.
A. Renewable Resource
B. non-renewable resource
C. fossil fuels
What is a fossil fuel?
300
When it is daytime where you live, the part of Earth where you are located is facing:
A. away from the sun.
B. toward the sun.
What is toward the sun?
300
At what time of day would a person’s shadow be
the shortest?
A. early morning
B. middle of day
C. late afternoon
What is the middle of day?
300
_____is the change from gas to liquid.
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Precipitation
What is condensation?
300
_____is a landform made of sediment deposited by a river.
A. Glaciers
B. Delta
C. Canyons
What is a Delta?
300
______is a natural resource that can be used up or that cannot be replaced.
A. non-renewable resource
B. renewable resource
C. fossil fuel
What is a non-renewable resource?
400
Earth's ______ causes day and night.
A. Rotation
B. Appear
C. Axis
D. Model
What is Rotation?
400
When the sun is low in the sky, a shadow is ____
When the sun is high, a shadow is ______
A. short and long
B. long and short
What is long and short?
400
Put the steps in order to identify how water from the ocean can affect the weather by becoming precipitation.
water falls as rain
water condenses
water evaporates
What is water evaporates, water condenses, water falls as rain?
400
_____is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides. This landform is made when water, wind, or ice wears away the land.
A. Erosion
B. Canyons
C. Delta
What is a Canyon?
400
Why does petroleum, a fossil fuel, form in sedimentary rocks?
A. Sedimentary rock is formed from heat and pressure deep in the center of Earth.
B. Sedimentary rock has empty spaces where fossils can settle and change form.
C. Sedimentary rock is rich in iron that converts to petroleum over time.
What is Sedimentary rock has empty spaces where fossils can settle and change form?
500
What does this model show?
Earth rotating on its axis
Earth orbiting the sun
Earth’s distance to the sun
Earth’s North and South poles
What is earth rotating on its axis?
500
Think about the length of shadows and how they help you tell the time of day. At which times of the day would you expect longer shadows?
8 a.m. and 5 p.m
- 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
What is 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.?
500
How does the sun interact with the ocean in the water cycle?
A. The sun heats the water in the ocean and causes water to condense.
B. The sun heats the water in the ocean and causes the water to evaporate.
C. The sun reflects off the ocean and this causes tides to form.
What is The sun heats the water in the ocean and causes the water to evaporate?
500
____is the breaking down of landforms by natural forces such as water, wind,
or ice.
What is weathering?
500
The 3Rs is one approach to waste management.
What are the 3Rs?
What is reduce, reuse, recycle?