Water Cycle
When clouds get too heavy to hold water in the water cycle, what happens?
The water falls to the Earth
How are sediments formed?
Rocks are broken into smaller pieces or are dissolved by acids to form pebbles, dirt, sand or minerals in water.
What is the study of Earth Science?
Studying the Earths structure, properties, and processes.
What is the study of Life Science?
comprise fields of science involving the study of living organisms such as plants, animals and humans
Why is the ocean blue?
The water reflects the sky if clear
Studying the water cycle, where is the purest water on Earth?
Glaciers and ice caps
Describe how sediments are compacted.
Mud can be squeezed by layers of soil or still water on top.
The four basic areas of Earth Science study are
Geology, meteorology, oceanography and astronomy.
What is the largest organ?
Skin
How do flies walk on the ceiling?
They have sticky feet pads.
What turns water on the Earth into vapor in the water cycle?
The sun
. Name one place where metamorphic rock is formed
inside mountains or deep under the earth
Name 3 topics of Earth Science
Natural hazards, climate and environmental change, groundwater, lakes, oceans, earthquakes, volcanoes, tectonics, minerals, fossils, soils, sediments, and rocks.
What is the study of animals?
Zoology
How are rainbows made?
When light hits rain droplets
In the water cycle what is it called when water goes up through a plant and is turned into a vapor?
Evaporation
Describe how a new igneous rock is formed?
An old rock melts or turns into a liquid called magma or lava. Then the melted rock has to cool down and harden into a new igneous rock.
How old is the planet?
4.6 Billion Years
What are the three main studies of life science?
Biology, Genetics, and Medicine.
Are humans mammels?
Yes
Condensation is when warm vapor rises, gets cold and does what In the water cycle?
Gathers in clouds
. How can pressure help to change rock?
Rock surrounding other rocks can squeeze them and make the minerals move to form larger crystals or to move into stripes.
Name all the planets
Mercury .Venus .Earth. Mars. Jupiter .Saturn. Uranus. Neptune.
How are genetics determined?
DNA
What does the Richter Scale do?
Measure earthquakes