Rocks and Minerals
Mrs. K wants to do a lesson on rock formations using Starburst candy. She unwraps several different Starburst candy and smooshes them together to form one ball. Which rock formation did Mrs. K model?
sedimentary
Esther is listing some NONrenewable resources that can be found in Florida. Which one should she NOT list?
A. Phosphate
B. Limestone
C. Oil
D. Water
D. Water
physical weathering because it is only the breakdown of rock not moving it to a new location
Mrs. Logan is researching the first moon phase in the moon cycle. Which moon phase is she most likely researching?
new moon phase
Mrs. K wants to do a lesson on rock formations using Starburst candy. While she is smooshing different Starburst candies together she is also using a blow dryer to apply heat to the Starburst to get them to melt and form one ball of Starburst. Which rock formation is Mrs. K modeling?
metamorphic
Dr. Nehrig says we should conserve our resources because if we run out then we wont be able to make products with them in it. Mrs. Leathem says we should conserve our resources because if we run out then we'll need to start making them in a factory. Who is correct and why?
Dr. Nehrig because natural resources cannot be produced in a factory
Erosion because the sand has moved to a new location after the hurricane washed it away
Mrs. Richards splits two Oreos in half. One Oreo she scrapes all frosting off of it and just leaves the cookie. The other Oreo she keeps all the frosting on. Explain which Oreo is the new moon and which is the full moon.
Oreo with no frosting: new moon
Oreo with all frosting: Full Moon
Mrs. K wants to do a lesson on rock formations using Starburst candy. After she melts the Starburst into a liquid she turns off the blow dryer and allows the Starburst to cool down and harden. Which rock formation is Mrs. K modeling?
igneous
Mrs. Richards wants to teach her kids about natural resources. What are the two main categories of natural resources Mrs. Richards should mention to her students?
renewable and non renewable
Elijah is researching how landslides are when dirt or rock slide down a mountain. Is Elijah researching an example of weathering or erosion? How do you know?
erosion because the dirt or rock is being moved to a new location
Mrs. Allen sees a constellation during the summer time. However, the same constellation is gone during the winter. How is that?
Because the Earth is revolving around the Sun
Lincoln takes a mineral and scratches it across the sidewalk. He notices the scratch is gold in color but the actual mineral is black in color. Which property is Lincoln observing?
streak color
Skylar makes a list of natural resources she finds in Florida. She lists water, wind, and the sun. What do these natural resources have in common?
they are all renewable
Mrs. Logan is observing a rock in her garden. She notices a root growing in a crack in the rock. After several weeks go by she notices the crack has gotten bigger as the plant continues to grow. Is Mrs. Logan witnessing erosion or physical weathering? How do you know?
Physical weathering because the rock is breaking but not moving to a new location
Mrs. Logan says the the Earth revolves around the sun which is why we see the moon in different shapes. Tristen says the Moon revolves around the Earth and we see different shapes of the Moon because of the light being reflected from the sun. Who is correct?
Tristen
Mrs. Logan begins to describe a mineral. She says it is shiny like a metal and when she breaks it, she shows the class that is has broken with smooth flat edges. Which two properties is Mrs. Logan using to describe her mineral?
luster and cleavage
Caroline wakes up in the morning for school. She gets out of bed, brushes her teeth and gets dressed. She eats her breakfast and packs her backpack to take to school with her. Which of the following most likely uses a renewable resource?
A. Caroline wakes up
B. Caroline brushes her teeth
C. Caroline packs her backpack
D. Caroline goes to school
B. Caroline brushes her teeth
Noah wants to create a project on the differences of weathering and erosion. What is something he should put in his project?
A. erosion breaks down rock and weathering takes it to a new location
B. physical weathering and erosion are the basically the same thing
C. physical weathering breaks down rock and erosion takes it to a new location
D. erosion must happen first before physical weathering
C. physical weathering breaks down rock and erosion takes it to a new location
Mrs. Leathem wakes up to watch the sunrise, by midday the sun is in the middle of the sky. Why does the sun change positions throughout the day?
because the Earth rotates on its axis