Rocks & Minerals
Plants & Animals
Water Cycle
Wheather
Bounus
100
What is the hardest mineral in the world so far?
What is Diamond
100
What adaption does cacti have to survive in the desert?
Thick, waxy leaves
100
How does water evaporate?
It heats up by the sun
100
How does a thunderstorm form?
Lots of warm air rises from the ground, then it condenses to make HUGE clouds
100
The leader of a wolf pack is called a....
What is Alpha
200
What is the softest mineral?
What is Talc
200
Why do trees stop growing at the timberline?
For many reasons: Air is too cold, not enough oxygen, steep slopes, no water, etc.
200
What happens when water freezes?
It's molecules stop moving
200
Where do most hurricanes take place?
Warm, tropical seas
200
The Earth's ______ are often moving, at times causing earthquakes.
What is plates
300
What is the difference between rocks and minerals?
Minerals make up rocks, not the other way around
300
What are bird's beaks and talons made out of?
What is keratin
300
What does water vapor cling to when it condenses in the air?
What is dust or ice particles
300
What causes tornadoes to take place?
Warm air meets up with cool air which creates a spinning vortex of wind.
300
What causes tsunami waves to form?
What is earthquakes
400
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
Sedimentary or Igneous rocks are put under lots of heat and pressure.
400
What kind of spider has bright colors on its abdomen?
What is Peacock spider
400
Do molecules move fast or slow when they are heated up?
What is fast
400
How does hail form differently from snow?
Hail forms when the high air is warm enough for rain to fall, then when it falls, the ground air is colder, so the rain freezes midair. Snow forms when in it cold in the air, so the water freezes before it falls.
400
What caused the Grand Canyon to form?
What is weathering and erosion
500
What are naturally occurring, inorganic solids that have a definite chemical composition and an ordered atomic arrangement?
What are Minerals
500
What is a very poisonous tree that if you eat the fruit, your throat will swell and blister?
What are Manchineel trees
500
What order does the water cycle go in?
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation
500
What causes thunder?
When lightning strikes, the air around it is super-heated, causing it to expand. It expands so fast, it basically explodes; creating thunder.
500
Name the mineral that geysers smell like.
What is sulfur
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