Weathering
Erosion
Rocks & Minerals
Water Cycle
Ecology
100
Breaking down big rocks into smaller rocks
What is weathering
100
This is the movement of rocks from one place to another
What is erosion
100
These are the 3 types of rock found on Earth.
What is Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
100
Name the 3 phases of water
What is solid (ice), liquid (water), and gas (water vapor/steam)
100
If a snake eats a mouse, which is the predator?
snake
200
These are two types of weathering
What is chemical and mechanical (physical)
200
This is the most common way erosion occurs.
What is water
200
This is one of the hardest minerals found on Earth
What is a diamond
200
This is when water turns into water vapor (steam)
What is evaporation
200
Where an animal lives is called its _____.
Habitat
300
Root Wedging is a form of this type of weathering
What is mechanical (physical)
300
Does erosion occur quickly or slowly?
What is slowly
300
Sedimentary rocks are made up of this
What is sediment
300
Water forming on the outside of a cold glass
What is condensation
300
Plants get their food from what specific source?
What is the sun
400
This is the most common form of chemical weathering
What is water (rain)
400
True or False. Doing things like planting trees and building fences can help stop erosion.
What is True
400
When rocks change from one form to another, it is called this.
What is the rock cycle
400
According to Bill Nye, we reuse the same water over and over. So water is always _____
What is recycled
400
Herbivores eat this
plants
500
This turned the Statue of Liberty green!
What is oxidation
500
What great land movement downwards is caused by erosion?
What is landslides
500
What are at least two ways to test minerals
Possible answers: luster, color, streak test, hardness, and fracture/cleavage
500
Name two types of precipitation
Possible Answers: rain, hail, sleet, snow, freezing rain
500
This is what you call an animal that breaks down waste and dead animals/plants
What is a decomposer
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