Science
What does it mean to observe?
To look closely
True or False: A mountain is made when two tectonic plates move together.
1. True
2. False
1. True
True or False: Matter is anything that takes up space.
1. True
2. False
1. True.
1. wood
2. cotton
3. paper
2. cotton
You can use this hand tool to help you observe
a hand lens or magnifying glass
If you floated down a river, where would you end up? Why?
At the ocean because rivers start in high places like mountains and flow down to low places like oceans.
A table is an example of what state of matter:
1. liquid
2. solid
3. gas
2. solid
True or False: Everything on Earth starts from things in nature like plants, rocks, water, and air.
1. True
2. False
1. True
Name the five senses
Hear
Smell
Taste
Touch
The ability for water to move rocks and carry them somewhere is called _______
Erosion
What can change water from a liquid to a solid?
Temperature: putting water in the freezer will make it so cold that it will freeze into solid ice
1. trees
2. legos
3. light bulbs
4. flowers
2. legos, 3, light bulbs
What does it mean to make a prediction in science?
It's a good guess based on your observations or evidence.
Name at least 3 types of landforms.
mountains, hills, valleys, plains, plateaus, islands, canyons
Name 3 states of matter.
solid, liquid, gas
What can change a solid into a liquid? Give an example.
Heat. The sun can make ice cream (a solid) melt into a liquid.
Scientists who solve problems with erosion are called:
1. Engineers
2. Erosion-ologist
3. Astronomers
1. Engineers
Name the 4 layers of the Earth
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
Give examples of water in 3 states: solid, liquid and gas
Solid: ice
Liquid: water in a glass to drink
gas: water on the stove boiling turns into a gas
Properties help us describe materials. List 3 properties of red lego brick.
red, hard, bumpy