Sun/Earth/Moon
Planets
Landforms
Rapid Changes
Adaptations
100
What is the Sun's composition?
burning gas
100
What saying helps us remember the order of the planets from the Sun?
My very educated mother just served us nachos.
100
What causes a canyon to be formed?
Moving water (river)
100

List 3 rapid changes to the earth's surface

volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, sinkholes, etc.

100

What are adaptations?

Something that helps an organism survive in its environment

200

What are 2 things Earth has that the Moon and Sun don't?

Life, water

200
How can you use the saying to figure out which planet comes first?
My has an "M" and a "Y". Mercury does too, which is why it's first instead of Mars.
200
How are sand dunes formed?
Wind deposition
200

What rapid change can cause cracks in the ground?

earthquakes

200

What adaptation do ducks' feet have and why?

webbed feet for swimming faster

300
What is the Earth's composition?
rock
300
List the order of the planets from closest to the sun to furthest from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
300
What type of landform do glaciers make?
U-shaped valleys
300

What is weathering?

Breaking down of rock into sediments.

300

What adaptation allows hummingbirds to eat nectar from flowers?

a long, think beak

400
Out of the Sun, Earth, or Moon, which has the most gravity?
Sun
400
Which planet is the furthest from Uranus?
Mercury
400
How are V-shaped valleys formed?
By rivers
400

What is erosion?

The movement of sediments

400
How does a camel keep the sand out of its eyes?
It has 2 sets of thick eyelashes.
500

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one orbit around the sun?

1 year

500
Which planet is the closest to Neptune?
Uranus
500

What is a Delta, and what is it made of?

It is a triangular shaped structure at the mouth of a river, where the river meets the ocean. It is made up of sediments that were weathered from rocks and soil near or in the river and then deposited.

500

After sediments are deposited, what makes them turn into sedimentary rock?

Cementation and compaction

500
List 2 adaptations of a cactus.
Waxy skin to keep the water from leaving. Roots that spread out to get lots of water from little rain. Spikes to protect it from getting eaten or from getting its water stolen.
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