Science 6
moon
Holes on the surface of the moon are called
Craters
Hot, liquid rock within the earth
Magma
A hard, abundant igneous rock that can be polished to make beautiful monuments and buildings. It is usually speckled with glittery crystals
Granite
Mars is the ______ planet
4
The big _____________ is part of the constellation called the Great Bear
Dipper
The planets revolve around the
Sun
The wide use of natural resources
Conservation
The most common sedimentary rock. It is soft and is often crushed to make bricks
Shale
Mercury is the ______ planet
1
When you are facing the North Star, ________ is to your left
West
The length of our week is determined by
God
The decayed material in soil
Humus
The hard, smooth metamorphic rock that makes excellent blackboards
Slate
Neptune is the ______ planet
8
The _______ gravity keeps the planets circling the sun
gravity
Matter that settles to the bottom or sides of a body of water
Sediment
A solid layer of rock underneath the soil
Crust
Earth is the _____ planet
3
Venus is the ________ planet
2
When the earth is directly between the sun and the moon, we see the ___________
Full Moon
A slow-moving river of ice
Glacier
The wearing away of the earth's topsoil
Erosion
Jupiter is the ________ planet
5
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