Rocks
What are the three main types of rocks?
The three main types of rocks are Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic.
What is wind?
Wind is the natural movement of air.
What are the three states of water?
The three states of water are solid, liquid, and gas.
What are the four seasons?
The four seasons are winter, spring, summer, and fall.
Science begins with observation.
What are the three main types of soil?
Clay, sand, and loam are the three main types of soil.
What is weather?
Weather is a description of the outside air in a certain place at a certain time.
What are the stages of the Water Cycle?
The stages of the Water Cycle are evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
Which season causes some animals to hibernate?
The season of winter casues some animals to hibernate.
How do we observe?
We observe with our five senses.
What is a rock?
A rock is a collection of mineral grains that grow or become cemented together.
What is weathering?
Weathering is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earth’s surface
What is the Water Cycle?
The Water Cycle is the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere.
What causes seasons?
The tilt of the Earth's axis causes seasons.
What are our five senses?
What are 6 different properties used to identify rocks?
6 different properties used to identify rocks are hardness, luster, streak, cleaveage, color, and texture.
What is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity move soil, rock bits, and sediments?
This is the process of erosion.
What are the 3 main types of clouds?
The three main types of clouds are Cirrus, Stratus, and Cumulus.
How often does the Earth rotate on its own axis?
True or False: Cinnamon is indentified by taste alone.
False, Cinnamon can be identified through more than just taste.
In reference to Sedimentary Rock, what does the Latin term "sedere" mean?
The Latin term "sedere" means "to sit."
What tool measures wind speed?
An Anemometer measures wind speed.
What is precipitation? And what are the 4 types of precipitation?
Precipitation is water falling from the clouds and the 4 types of precipitation are rain, sleet, hail, and snow.
Which hemisphere is beginning to warm up for spring starting in the month of March?
The Northern Hemisphere begins to warm up for spring starting in the month of March.
What are the different taste types?
The different taste types are bitterness, sourness, sweetness, and saltiness.