Natural Resources
Soil Properties
Slow Changes to Earth's Surface
Weather
The Water Cycle
100
The natural resource that is not at risk of running out; there's plenty of it.
What is renewable resource?
100
"The soil feels grainy and coarse." is an example of this physical property.
What is texture?
100
The process of breaking down rock.
What is weathering?
100
Name of a scientist who studies the weather.
What is a meteorologist?
100
During this process water leaves the oceans and goes into the atmosphere.
What is evaporation?
200
The natural resource that is at risk of running out if people use too much of it.
What is non-renewable resource?
200
This soil is the best soil for growing healthy plants.
What is loam?
200
The process of depositing/dumping/dropping sediment.
What is deposition?
200
Give the graph a title.
What is weekly rainfall?
200
During this process it rains, snows, sleets, or hails.
What is precipitation?
300
Coal is used to make electricity. Coal is a ______ resource.
What is non-renewable?
300
This soil feels gritty and does not retain much water.
What is sandy soil?
300
The process of carrying away (or moving) rock fragments / sediment.
What is erosion?
300
The way it is outside in a certain area at a certain time.
What is weather?
300
During this process billions of water droplets join together forming clouds.
What is condensation?
400
The natural resource used to make a shirt.
What is renewable or cotton (plants)?
400
This soil feels fine, like a powder. Does not have a lot nutrients.
What is silt?
400
List the order of the process of the formation of a river delta.
What is weathering --> erosion --> deposition?
400
The way it is outside in an area over a long period of time (years and years).
What is climate?
400
Describe the Sun's role in the water cycle.
What is, the Sun heats up water & causes it to evaporate from the oceans?
500
This item is made from a renewable resource.
What is (B) wooden spoon?
500
This soil is reddish, feels sticky when wet, and retains the most water.
What is clay?
500
This was formed in Alaska.
What is a valley that was carved by a glacier.
500
List the seasons in order.
What is winter, spring, summer, fall?
500
If the lamp is turned off, this part of the water cycle would be affected FIRST.
What is evaporation?
600
List at least 4 renewable resources.
What is the Sun, water, wind/air, plants, animals, and soil?
600
This gives soil its dark color and contains a lot of organic material.
What is humus?
600
One of these is formed from erosion and deposition from wind. (glacial moraine, river delta, sand dune, sea arch)
What is a sand dune?
600
How the air feels during each season (in order).
What is cold, warm, hot, cool?
600
This only forms during the day time, when the water droplets in the air shine from the sun?
What is a rainbow?
700
List at least 3 non-renewable resources.
What is coal, natural gas, oil, fossil fuels, minerals, rocks, and metals?
700
This soil has equal parts of sand, silt, & clay.
What is loam?
700
A sea arch is formed from this process by water and wind.
What is weathering?
700
This happens when Winter is over and Spring begins.
What is, the temperature warms up, animals come out of hibernation, plants grow new buds/leaves, and birds migrate back from winter?
700
Water in a pond forms water vapor, but remains near the Earth's surface due to it being night time. (It's like a cloud sitting on the pond's surface).
What is fog?