Rocks and Minerals
True or False?
All rocks are made of minerals and form in different ways.
True
What are the following types of resources called?
solar, wind, water
renewable resources
What is the approximate time between each of the 4 major moon phases?
About 1 week or 7 days
What is a group containing a pattern of stars called?
A constellation
Observation or Inference?
Gravity pulled the rocks down the mountain.
Inference
Mrs. Long’s class was investigating properties of minerals. Each group was testing the hardness of 3 different minerals. 3 groups got the same results and 1 group got different results. What are some reasons why one of the groups got different results?
Possible reasons:
The group had different minerals to test than the other groups.
The group recorded their data incorrectly.
The group followed a different procedure than the other groups.
True or False?
Florida has its own coal mines.
False
True or False?
The moon rotates around the Earth.
False, the moon revolves around the Earth.
Is one month enough time to make observations about any different star patterns during the seasons?
No, it takes the Earth a full revolution around the sun to go through all the seasons and see different star patterns.
Weathering or Erosion?
Sand and dirt moved from the top of the mountain to the bottom.
Erosion
Evelyn was hiking on a trail and noticed that animals had dug a hole in the dirt. Evelyn saw sunlight reflecting off a shiny object still half buried in the hole. Evelyn uncovered the object and discovered it was a mineral. Which property of the mineral helped Evelyn locate it?
luster
Yashree owns a dairy farm in Florida. It is important for the farm to have a healthy field of grass for the cows to eat. Yashree wants to use local resources to help keep the farm running. Which Florida resource would help the farm grow enough grass?
phosphate
Draw and label the 4 major moon phases in order.
Check drawings.
Ethan loves to watch the stars through the bedroom window. When observing the stars, Ethan noticed that the stars visible in the window were not the same throughout the year. Why did the stars outside Ethan’s window change throughout the year?
Different stars are visible as the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Mikael’s family was visiting the beach. Mikael loved to play where the waves come on shore. Mikael noticed a branch in one of the waves. A few moments later, the branch was on the shore. Mikael was unsure where the branch came from because there were no trees around. What explanation could help Mikael understand where the branch came from?
Erosion by water moved the branch from one place to another.
A landslide revealed rocks that were not visible before. When geologists examined these rocks, they concluded that the rocks had been formed throughout many years of pressure cementing layers together. What type of rocks did the geologist discover?
Sedimentary rocks
Which resources are commonly found in Florida?
A. water, oil, plastic, coal
B. gravel, solar power, limestone, coal
C. silica, plastic, water, oil
D. limestone, silica, oil, solar power
D. limestone, silica, oil, solar power
Amy’s class was creating 2D models to represent the moon phases. Amy created a model with the Earth in-between the sun and the moon. Which moon phase did Amy create a model of?
Full moon
Klayton was stargazing in the spring and observed a pattern of stars that looked like a large bear. Klayton observed the same stars appeared in the sky later each night until they no longer appeared at all. When will Klayton be able to observe that pattern of stars in the sky again?
The stars will appear in the sky again next spring when the Earth returns to the same location in its revolution around the Sun.
Vivan’s brother Klayton is in kindergarten and is learning about the pattern of day and night. Vivan was excited to share what the 4th graders learned about what causes the pattern of day and night. What should Vivan share to help Klayton?
The Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours.
The Hawaiian Islands have formed over millions of years as volcanoes have erupted. Each time the volcano erupts, lava flows over the land and then cools and hardens. Which type of rock is created when that occurs?
igneous rock
Floridians living in a construction area were concerned about the construction company using up the nonrenewable resources. What nonrenewable resources would the residents be most concerned about?
Possible answer:
limestone, coal, oil, phosphate
Cshammal was recording observations about the appearance of the moon throughout the summer. One day a week, Cshammal checked the sky throughout the day and night and drew what the moon looked like. Cshammal recorded the observations in a science notebook. The first week he recorded a 1st quarter moon, the second week a full moon, and the 3rd week he recorded a 3rd quarter moon.
What moon phases would Cshammal have recorded on the 4th week and 5th week?
4th week: new moon
5th week: 1st quarter moon
Mikael and Ethan were observing the stars in the sky one spring. They noticed several star patterns that they did not observe during the winter months. As they continued to make observations throughout the year, they observed that the star patterns they saw in the spring were not visible in the fall. What would cause the star patterns to be visible at different times of the year?
The visible stars in the night sky change as the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Evelyn and Amy recorded data for a long term investigation on the changes that can be seen in the sky. They collected data for 1 month and noticed some trends in their observations.
The Sun moves from east to west across the sky every day.
The stars move from east to west across the sky every night.
The Moon moves across the sky from east to west, although sometimes it appears during the day and sometimes it appears at night.
What explains the observations Evelyn and Amy recorded?
The objects appear to move across the sky due to the Earth’s rotation on its axis.