Water Cycle
What is it called when water leaves the clouds?
Rain
Double points for: Precipitation
What part of a flower are the leaves attached to?
The stem
What is it called when plants make their own food?
Photosynthesis
What is the top layer of the Earth called?
The crust
What is the study of rocks called?
Geology
What are the kinds of water involved in weather? / What are the three states of water?
Solid- Ice / snow / hail / Sleet
Liquid- Water/rain/ flowing
Gas- Clouds / evaporation
What part of a plant produces energy?
The leaves
What kind of animal only eats meat?
Carnivore
What is it called when a volcano explodes?
A volcanic eruption
What kind of rock is made from cooled magma?
Igneous
What is it called when water from the ocean, lake, or puddle, rises and becomes part of the clouds?
Evaporation
What holds a plant in place?
The roots
What kind of animal only eats plants?
Herbivore
What is the molten material that is underground?
magma
Metamorphic
Name the three main processes of the water cycle.
Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
What do plants convert carbon dioxide into?
Oxygen
How many planets are in our immediate solar system?
8
What causes earth quakes?
Tectonic plates moving
What type of rock has layers?
Sedimentary
How do plants GIVE off water?
Through transpiration / water leaving the leaves
What is the matter that transforms energy from the sun into food for the plant? (Hint, it makes plants green.)
Chlorophyll
what causes a chemical reaction
base reacting with another substance that is added
What is the center of the Earth called?
The Core
Name one of the hardest rocks that we are aware of. (Mohs scale of hardness)
Diamond