What state of matter has no shape or volume of their own?
Gas
Rosa plans to pour the liquid substance from one container into a larger bucket. What will the liquid do?
Take the shape of its container.
A very small amount of water in Earth's hydrosphere is
freshwater
Which step of the water cycle explains the process labeled 3 in the drawing?
precipitation
Most of the water in Earth's hydrosphere is
saltwater
Which property of matter takes the shape of its container?
Liquid
In a solution what does a substance do?
The hydrosphere includes:
All water on Earth.
Based on the circle graphs, which is the largest source of surface drinking water?
Lakes
Kayla’s mom is cooking an egg in a frying pan. As it cooks, the egg turns white, gives off an odor, and goes from a liquid to a solid. Which observations are evidence of a chemical change? Choose three.
The answer will vary.
What is matter made up of?
Atoms too small to see.
Solution
The geosphere provides:
rocks, minerals, and soil for plants.
What links the ocean to all freshwater bodies?
The water cycle
Kate is observing properties of matter. What is a property of matter that she can observe using her senses?
The answer will vary.
Which area of this tool does not conduct heat very well?
Jorge’s mom left nails outside for two weeks, and they got wet. Based on the pictures of the nails before and after, what type of reaction most likely happened?
Chemical Reaction
The layer of gases that surrounds Earth is called the:
atmosphere
How does this structure help solve the problem of limited freshwater?
It collects and stores water
When rain causes rocks to break apart, which two systems are interacting?
hydrosphere and geosphere
Which sample is most likely sand?
X
Jorge weighed the nails before and after they were left outside, and they rusted. The mass of the nails....
increased
Which Earth system includes plants, animals, and humans?
biosphere
Which is one feature that most greatly influence the temperature of the ocean?
depth or distance to equator
What provides the energy to power the water cycle?
the sun