Natural Resources
Weather & Water Cycle
Wind, Water, & Sand
Ecosystems
Mystery Column
100

Conserve means _____. Give at least one example of conservation.

What is to save? Example: unplugging a charger from the outlet when not in use

100

This is the energy source powering the water cycle.

What is the sun?

100

This land form was created by strong winds.

What is a sand dune?

100

A bird uses its long legs to wade through the water. 

The birds legs are a _______.

What is a structure?

100

San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, and Houston are all located in the _________.

What is the Coastal Plains region of Texas?
200

These are found in nature and modified by humans. They can be renewable or nonrenewable. 

What are natural resources?

200

Water is recycled and reused in a naturally occurring system called _______________,

What is the Water Cycle?

200

A object will float in water if the object is _____ dense than water.

What is less dense?

200
______ use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide in order to make their own food. 

What is a producer?

200

This is forbidden in the science lab.

Example: What is smell chemicals?

*answers may vary

300

List 3 nonrenewable resources.

What are coal, oil, and natural gas?
300

Evaporation is _________. 

What is when liquid is heated into a gas?

300

A solution is a special kind of ______. 

Hint: a combination of two or more substances

What is a mixture?

300

The _____ is the source of all energy.

What is the sun?

300

This form of energy is created by movement.

What is mechanical energy?

400

Oil is a nonrenewable resource because it needs decaying ancients organisms, heat, pressure, and ________.

What is takes millions of years to form?

400

The Moon’s pattern of appearance changes in the same pattern each month is called _________.

What is the Moon Phases?

400

_________ is more dense than freshwater. 

What is saltwater?

400
The Yellowstone National Park's ecosystem changed drastically when they reintroduced wolves because...

What is interdependency?

All pieces of a food web or change are interconnected. If you add more predators, less prey will stay in the area. If you take away a food source, the consumers will need to eat more of another source.

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

How does a food chain or food web show energy transfers?


What is the arrow points from the energy source to the consumer?

The arrow shows where the energy goes.

500

A community builds a solar farm to help produce energy for its citizens. This is an example of _________.

What is human modification?

500

Fall is finally here! 

Sunday - 89° 

Monday - 85°

Tuesday - 87°

The weather pattern shows a decrease in temperature by ____ degrees per day?

What is 2°?

500

In a ______, one substance will dissolve (spread out into the liquid) to form an evenly mixed liquid

What is a solution?

500
From the stem, flower, roots, and leaves; this structure would help a water plant survive the least. 

What is the leaves? 


500
A triple beam balance measures ______.

What is mass? 

Mass is how much matter an object takes up. 

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