MOON PHASES & EARTH SYSTEMS
This phase is completely dark from Earth’s view.
What is the New Moon?
Rock formed when melted material cools.
What is igneous rock?
The color of a mineral’s powder.
What is streak?
The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
What bird can fly backward?
Hummingbird
Why do flat maps always have distortion?
Because Earth is curved and can’t be flattened perfectly.
Rock formed from compacted sediments.
What is sedimentary rock?
A mineral’s shine is called this.
What is luster?
The movement of broken rock from one place to another.
What is erosion?
Which animal sleeps only about 20 minutes per day?
Giraffe
This Moon phase is halfway lit on the right side.
What is First Quarter?
Rock changed by heat and pressure.
What is metamorphic rock?
What is the Mohs scale?
This scale is used to measure hardness of a rock
Water freezing in rock cracks is this kind of weathering.
What is mechanical weathering?
What animal is on the flag of California?
Name Earth’s four main spheres.
What are the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere?
Name the two processes that turn sediment into rock.
What are compaction and cementation?
Why is color not always reliable for identifying minerals?
Because many minerals can have multiple colors.
Why is taking care of Earth considered a biblical responsibility?
God instructed us to care for His creation.
When was the first iPhone released?
2007
Explain why the Full Moon rises around sunset.
Because the Moon is on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun.
Explain why the rock cycle never stops.
Because rocks are always being weathered, melted, compacted, or uplifted.
Name all four main mineral tests.
What are color, streak, luster, and hardness?
Give an example of good stewardship and why it matters.
Multiple Answers. recycling, conserving water, protecting habitats; because we are responsible for managing what God gave us.
What is the most common password in the world?
123456