Living and nonliving things within a surrounding area.
100
The Mewuk made arrowheads out of this igneous rock.
What is obsidian
100
This formation hangs from the ceiling.
What is a stalactite
100
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
From heat and pressure
100
How can we help to coserve energy?
Remember to turn the lights off. Answers will vary.
200
What is a food chain?
Who eats whom.
200
What happened to the Mewuk when the Gold Rush took place?
Answers will vary. Settlers came in and took over land. They also hurt the environment which may have caused the Mewuk to move elsewhere.
200
How were the Mercer Caverns formed?
From running water that perculated through the soil.
200
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
From pieces of sediment that get cemented together.
200
What are constellations?
A group of stars that are visible. Some have names.
300
In an energy pyramid, what always makes up the bottom and is the most plentiful?
Producers
300
Describe how they made their homes.
Answer will vary.
300
What happens if you touch formations in the cave?
They will stop growing.
300
How is the earth constantly changing through weathering and erosion?
Answers will vary.
300
Name a well known constellation.
Orion's Belt. Answers will vary.
400
What consumer only eats meat?
Carnivore
400
What was their main source of food?
Acorns from black oak trees.
400
This formation is sometimes known as "cave bacon".
Draperies
400
What are the three types of plate boundaries? How do they move and what do they cause?
The three plate boundaries are convergent, divergent, and transform. Convergent boundaries move towards each other and can form mountains or subduction zones. Divergent boundaries move apart and can form mid-ocean ridges. Transform plates slide past each other and can cause earthquakes.
400
If you had to survive in the wilderness, what everyday items would be useful to have? Why?
Answers will vary.
500
Draw a food chain. How is energy lost?
Example: Grass, mouse, snake, fox or producer, consumer (herbivore), consumer (carnivore), decomposer.
Energy is lost as heat.
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: What four things do plants use to make their own food? What food do they produce?
They need L.A.W.S. and they produce glucose.
500
How long can it sometimes take to grow one inch?
100 years
500
Draw the rock cycle.
Look on the board for answer.
500
Spelling words review. Listen to Mrs. Pickle for the question.