What do a potato, gas, log and milk have in common?
They produce heat energy when they are used
100
Which form of energy can a person feel from a lit candle?
Heat energy
100
Name 3 planets
Answer Vary
100
Which of the following is not an alternative energy source?
Wind Solar
Water Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuels
100
The Hoover Dam is a place where "electricity is generated from the force of falling water". What type of energy does this produce?
HYDROELECTRIC
200
Which of these planets is farthest from the Sun?
Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus
Neptune
200
Which form of energy is stored in a flashlight?
chemical
200
HOW MANY PLANETS ARE THERE?
8
200
Give an example of kinetic energy
Answer vary
200
True or false
The sun is a star
True
300
Earth is the __ planet from the Sun.
3rd
300
Which planet is farthest from the Sun?
JUPITER, NEPTUNE, SATURN, URANUS
NEPTUNE
300
Orbiting weather satellites would be found in which of these layers?
1. atmosphere
2. geosphere
3. hydrosphere
4. lithosphere
atmoshpere
300
Water soaks through rocks and soil to underground caves.
Where does this take place?
Geosphere or Hydrosphere
Hydrosphere
300
What is the continuous movement of water called?
Water cycle
400
Light from the Sun is traveling through space. Which is a true statement?
1.The light will reach Neptune before it reaches Jupiter
2. The light will reach Earth before it reaches Uranus
The light will reach Earth before it reaches Uranus.
400
What sphere/spheres may a tornado affect?
All 3
hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere
400
Generally, planets that are farther from the Sun have cooler surface temperatures. Which of these 4 planets is the 3rd closest to the Sun?
Jupiter -166 degrees F Mars -76 degrees F
Mercury 662 degrees F Venus 900 degrees F
Mars -76 degrees F
400
Which object best represents mechanical energy?
1. A leaf on an oak tree
2.The batteries in a flashlight
3. The wheel on a moving tractor
4. Thw water evaporating from a sidewalk
The wheel on a moving tractor
400
Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the ____?????
hydrosphere to the atmosphere
500
A planet closer to the Sun takes less time to orbit the Sun one time. Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Jupiter about 12 Earth years
Mars about 687 Earth days
Mercury about 88 Earth days
Neptune about 165 Earth years
Mercury about 88 Earth Days
500
Describe Mars' distance in relation to the sun?
It is closer to the Sun than is Jupiter.
500
Which activity is NOT an example of chemical energy?
1. Food entering a stomach
2. Burning a piece of wood
3. Sunlight coming to Earth
4. Turning on a battery-powered toy
Sunlight coming to Earth
500
In which two spheres of Earth are the effects of both volcanoes and earthquakes found?
geosphere and hydrosphere
500
What best describes the location of a mountain?
It is part of the geosphere found beneath the atmosphere