Earth Movement
What causes day and night on Earth?
Rotation
Does the Moon make its own light?
NO
Two minerals are both gray. What should you do next?
Test their streak
What kind of weather is MOST likely with a low-pressure system?
Stormy, cloudy weather
Why is oil nonrenewable?
It takes millions of years to form
Earth completes one revolution in:
365 days or 365 1/4 days
How long does it take the moon to go through all it's phases?
28 days
A mineral scratches glass. What does this tell you?
it is harder than glass
Which system is MOST likely to bring sunny weather?
High pressure system
Name 3 examples of a renewable resource?
solar, wind, water, trees
A student says:
“When Earth spins around the Sun, that is rotation.”
What is wrong with this statement?
It should be revolution
If the Moon did NOT reflect sunlight, what would we see?
nothing
A mineral breaks into smooth, flat surfaces. This property is:
cleavage
What factor MOST determines Earth’s major climate zones?
Distance from the equator (latitude)
What source of energy can make a pinwheel spin?
wind
If Earth suddenly stopped rotating, what would happen?
no more day and night
A waxing moon means more or less light on the moon?
more
A student says:
"This mineral is shiny”
What property are they describing?
Which climate zone receives the MOST direct sunlight year-round?
Tropical
What is the process by which the Sun's energy is captured and converted to electrical energy.
Solar energy
A planet has very slow rotation but normal revolution.
What would its days be like?
Very long days and nights
Two students observe the Moon on the same night—one in Florida and one in another country.
Will they see the same phase?
YES
You cannot scratch a mineral with your fingernail.
What do you know?
It is harder than your fingernail
A coastal city and an inland city are at the same latitude. During the summer, the inland city is much hotter than the coastal city. Why?
Water heats and cools more slowly than land
Something found in nature that is useful to people.
Natural resources