Rock Cycle
Name the 3 main type of rocks
Sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous
Name two of Earth's major systems
What is: Geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere
What is the breaking down of rocks?
What is Weathering?
What is the difference between weather and climate (one short sentence)?
Weather is short-term conditions; climate is long-term patterns.
What do you call energy from the sun?
Which kind of rock forms when melted rock cools and becomes solid?
A. Sedimentary
B. Metamorphic
C. Igneous
What is: C. Igneous rock
Give one example of how the hydrosphere and geosphere interact.
Example: Rain (hydrosphere) can wear down rocks (geosphere).
The dropping off of weathered rock at the end of erosion.
What is deposition?
Name one way weather can change the Earth’s surface
Example: Heavy rain causing landslides or riverbank erosion.
What is a fault?
A crack in the Earth's surface
Which body fossil gives scientists information about how an animal moved?
bones, brain, skull, teeth
What is bones?
How can understanding Earth’s systems help people prepare for natural hazards (give one simple example)?
Example: Knowing where floods happen helps people build homes on higher ground
Kyle found a small, round, smooth rock when walking by a creek. Which sentence tells what might have happened to the rock?
A. The rock was weathered by water, sand, and other rocks.
B. The rock came out of the inside of a larger rock that broke.
C. The rock came out of a volcano and rolled down the mountain.
What is- A. The rock was weathered by water, sand, and other rocks.
True or False: Climate tells you what kind of clothes you might need for the season every year.
True
Which process makes mountains taller: deposition, uplift, or weathering?
Uplift
What process turns sediment into sedimentary rock (hint: it involves pressure and sometimes water)?
A. Weathering and erosion
B. Compaction and cementation
C. Heating and cooling
What is: B. Compaction and cementation?
Explain how an earthquake affects both the geosphere and the biosphere (short answer).
Earthquake: geosphere — ground shaking and cracks; biosphere — plants and animals may be harmed or habitats changed.
Sam blew out through a straw and directed his breath at a pan of sand
Sam is showing the rest of his class how the wind _________ rocks on the land.
A. weathers
B. erodes
C. deposits
what is B. erodes
Explain why a single snowy day does not mean the climate is cold (1–2 sentences).
A single snowy day is just short-term weather; climate is about patterns over many years.
Give one example of how humans can help minimize damage from earthquakes or landslides.
Examples: earthquake-safe building design, planting trees to stabilize slopes, early warning systems.
Put into order
A. Dead organism is buried in muddy layers.
B. Dead organism rots.
C. Organism dies.
D. Dead organism falls into mud.
E. Layers of mud harden over time.
F. Impression of organism remains.
What is -C-D-A-B-E-F
Explain how the atmosphere and the hydrosphere work together to move water around Earth. Give one simple example.
Example: The water cycle
For many centuries, rocks on the side of a cliff formed a face that people called the Old Man of the Mountain. Then the rocks fell off.
Which statement BEST explains why the rocks broke off the cliff?
A. Blowing winds smoothed away the jagged rock pieces.
B. Freezing and thawing cracked the rocks into smaller pieces that fell due to gravity.
what is- B. Freezing and thawing cracked the rocks into smaller pieces that fell due to gravity
Describe one way climate (long-term patterns) can change a landscape over many years
examples: Increased rainfall over decades can build soil and rivers, while drier climates can cause deserts to grow.
Describe how the rock cycle and weathering together can change a mountain into a valley over a very long time (2–3 sentences).
Weathering breaks rock into sediment; rivers and glaciers carry the sediment away (erosion); over millions of years, these processes wear down mountains into lower land and valleys.