Rocks
A solid, nonliving substance found in rocks
What is a mineral
The slow process that breaks materials into smaller pieces
Weathering
A black or brown rock found inside the earth that can be burned as fuel
A natural resource found on most florida beaches that help us produce glass and other materials
Sand
What are the three states of matter
Solid Liquid Gas
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
Large sheet of ice that moves slowly across land
Glacier
Name the two groups that natural resources are classified as ( explain both answers)
Renewable and Nonrenewable resources
Manatee
an organism that uses energy from the sun to make food
producer
What 2 things are needed to create a metamorphic rock?
Heat and Pressure
Type of weathering that occurs when water soaks into a material, freezes, expands, then causes it to split or break apart
Ice wedging
Name an advantage and disadvantage of solar energy
answers vary
Limestone
Electricity produced from the energy of moving water is called
hydroelectricity
Name the properties of rock
Cleavage, Color, Hardness, Streak, Texture
What process formed the deep walls of the Grand Canyon
Erosion
provides energy for stoves, ovens, heaters in homes
resource found in florida that is used in computer chips and solar panel cells
Silicon
A behavior that an animal does not have to learn
Instinct
What is the name of the metamorphic rock found in pencils
Graphite
These 3 things can erode land over time
Wind, water, and ice
Is the earth's soil a renewable or nonrenewable resource?
Nonrenewable
this chemical is an important nutrient for all living things found in food and added to water for nutrition. Found in florida
Phosphate
Name all 8 phases of the moon
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, first quarter moon, waxing gibbous moon, full moon, waning gibbous moon, third quarter moon, waning crescent moon