scientific method
Las Machotas y Las Rozas
Minerals
Naica cave
Earth Structure
100

What is the first step?

observation

100

What is the rock that you saw?

granite

100

Name one mineral

Quartz, mica, feldespar, gypsum, halite, .....

100

Whare is placed?

In Mexico

100

Which is the first layer?

Crust

200

Name all the steps

Observation, question, research, hypothesis, experiment design, analyzing results, conclusion

200

Which mountain range doess it belong to?

La Sierra de Guadarrama 

200

Name one feature that a substance needs to have to be a mineral

Solid

200

what is the name of the mineral that precipitates inside the cave?

GYPSUM

200

How deep is the first layer?

70 km aprox

300

give a synonym for hypothesis

prediction or educated guess

300

What is the name of the creek that surrounds our school?

Los Perales

300

Name the five features that a mineral needs to follow to be considered one

Inorganic, Solid, Natural, Crystal structure and a Chemical substance 

300

What is the depth of the cave?

500 m under the surface of the earth

300

Which is the only layer that stays in liquid state?

The outer core

400

What is the hypothesis of the experiment of the frogs?

If egg frogs and tadpoles are lit up with UV rays

Then they will have malformations in their bodies

400

What is the origin of Las Rozas soil?

Sand of granite eroded 

400

what is the shape of the halite?

cubic, like a dice

400

What is the chemical formula of  gypsum?

CaSO4

400

In which state was the earth at the beginning?

Molten, or liquid

500

for this graph state a hypothesis

If i change the pH of water

Then the number of tadpoles can change

500

What is the name of the creek that surrounds Los Olivos?


El Lazarejo and Los Perales 

500

what is the chemical formula of halite?

NaCl

500

Name the steps of the process of formation of gypsum

1. 5 Km below magma heats water

2. Water rises through the cracks due to high pressure

3. In its way up, water solves mineral from the rocks

4. Gypsum precipitates inside the cave 

500

What is the radius of the earth?

6370 km aprox