The Water Cycle
Weather v. Climate
Natural Resources
Conservation and Recycling
Rocks and Resources
100

What is the main energy source for the water cycle?

What is the Sun?

100

What do we call short-term atmospheric conditions?

What is weather?

100

Is wind a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

What is renewable?

100

What does it mean to conserve resources?

What is to save or use wisely?

100

What is porosity?

What is having small holes for drainage?

200

What is the process where water changes from a liquid to a gas?

What is evaporation?

200

Give one example of a weather condition.

What is temperature/wind/cloud cover/etc.?

200

Name a nonrenewable resource.

What is coal/oil/natural gas?

200

What is one way to reduce?

What is turning off lights, using less water, etc.?

200

What is permeability?

What is the ability to let matter flow through?

300

What forms when water vapor turns into a liquid?

What is condensation?

300

What term describes long-term weather patterns in an area?

What is climate?

300

Why are nonrenewable resources called “nonrenewable”?

What is they take millions of years to form?

300

Why is recycling important?

What is it saves resources and reduces landfill waste?

300

What type of rock stores groundwater?

What is porous rock like sandstone or limestone?

400

Name the type of precipitation that includes ice pellets.

What is sleet?

400

Is “It’s 95°F today” weather or climate?

What is weather?

400

What is one advantage of renewable resources?

What is less pollution or more for future generations?

400

Where should electronics or batteries be taken for disposal?

What is a disposal area?

400

What is an aquifer?

What is an underground area where groundwater is stored?

500

Why is the ocean important in the water cycle?

What is it’s the main source of water for the cycle?

500

Name one climate zone.

What is tropical/dry/temperate/polar?

500

What is one disadvantage of nonrenewable resources?

What is they cause pollution or will run out?

500

How does composting help the environment?

What is it gives nutrients back to the soil?

500

Name one valuable mineral or ore and how it’s used.

What is copper for electronics, bauxite for cans, etc.?

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