EARTH SCIENCE
Playground Forces
Life Cycles
Environmental Changes
Weather and Climate
100
Name 4 landforms.
Any of the following are correct: plains, mountain, valley, hill, island, peninsula, canyon, plateau
100

What are the two sides of a magnet called?

North and South pole

100

What comes before a young plant?

Seed

100

What is a fast occurring environmental change?

Flood, fire, hurricane, tornado

100

What is the climate that is hot and sandy?

Desert climate

200
The source of an earthquake is usually.....
movement of Earth's plates
200

 Two magnets with the same poles are facing each other. They are not able to touch. Why is this?

Like poles repel each other

200

What is the insect that turns into a butterfly called?

Caterpillar

200

What is a slow occuring environmental change?

Drought and growth of cities

200

What is a climate that is cold and icy?

Polar climate?
300
Trystin placed dead leaves, cut grass, and bits of twigs in a container with a lid. After a month, he opened the container and noticed soil had started to form. What process created the soil?
decomposition
300

If two people apply equal pressure on opposite sides of one object, what will happen?

It will stay still.

300

What is the first stage of a fish's life cycle?

Egg

300

What is a mold fossil?

A fossilized impression made in the sediment where the original organism decayed, leaving a negative imprint.

300

What is a climate that is rainy and warm?

Tropical Climate

400
When volcanoes erupt, a column of hot ash arises from them. How can this cause the Earth's surface to rapidly change?
The column collapses, coating the surrounding area with dust.
400

What are Maglev trains powered by?

Magnets

400

 Why do wide leaves help the tree grow better?

They collect more sunlight for making food.

400

What can leave a fossil behind?

Any living thing

400

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Weather is the temperature and precipitation in one day and climate is tehe patterns over time of an area.

500
Why is cotton a natural resource?
Parts of the plant are used to make clothing.
500

A tug of war team exerts 10 Newtons of force on their side of a rope. How much force does the other team have to exert to keep from being pulled over the line?

10 Newtons

500

What is the name of the process where nitrogen is converted into multiple chemical forms?

The nitrogen cycle

500

What is a trace fossil?

Remains that show the life of a living thing

500

What is the meaning of precipitation?

Any form of water that condenses from the atmosphere and falls to the Earth's surface.

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