Scientific Method
How many steps are in the scientific method?
6 steps
What is matter?
Anything that takes up space
What is the process that occurs when water changes to from a liquid to a gas cause by heat from the sun?
Evaporation
What are the names of the different layers of the Earth?
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
What are all rocks made up of?
Minerals
What is a hypothesis?
To take an educated guess
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, and Gas
What is condensation?
The cooling of water in the atmosphere turning into clouds.
What are tectonic plates?
Solid pieces of crust that make up the Earth's surface.
Give one example of a mineral?
Teacher choice
Fill in the blanks:
Set of _____ scientists follow to find _____ to their _______.
2. Answers
3. Questions
What state of matter has high energy, no shape and has atoms that spread far apart?
Gas
What are the 5 forms of precipitation?
rain, sleet, hail, snow and freezing rain
What are plate boundaries?
A location where plates interact.
How are igneous rocks formed?
Melted rock that has cooled from a volcano
What is the definition of an observation?
Using your 5 sense to take notice of something.
What is a physical change?
An action that changes the size or shape of an object.
What is collection?
The location where water droplets that fall from the atmosphere run-off to.
A scientist named Wegener noticed that some continents fit perfectly together like puzzle pieces. What did he name this super continent?
Pangea
What kind of rock is made when sand, mud, and pebbles get pushed into layers?
Sedimentary Rocks
List all 6 steps of the scientific method in order.
Question
Hypothesis
Experiments
Draw Conclusion
Report Results
What is a chemical change?
An action that creates a permanent change in the type of matter.
What are stratus clouds?
Grayish clouds that cover the entire sky.
What are the three types of boundaries? With your hands show how the types of plates interact.
Divergent, Convergent, Transform
What is a Metamorphic Rock?
When a igneous or sedimentary rock changes due to heat or pressure.