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Earth Patterns
Classification of Matter
Landforms and
Natural Resources
Force and Energy
Electricity and Light
100
Tracking rainfall over a long period of time (more than four years) and measuring the increase of the annual high temperatures of a location for over a decade are both example of what?
Climate
100
Which of the following is the best conductor of thermal and electrical energy? A. Metal B. Plastic C. Glass D. Cotton
Metal
100
Which of the following features was most likely formed by glaciers? A. Wide Valley B. Deep Ocean C. Lava Flow D. Mountain Range
Wide Valley
100
The thing in an investigation that is changed by the investigator is called the _____________ ________________. The things that stay the same every trial is called the ___________ __________.
Manipulated variable, Controlled variable
100
Seeing yourself in a mirror or on a shiny surface is called _____________.
Reflection
200
If a city is near a water source such as an ocean or lake and has high temperatures due to the sun's heat, what will happen to the large amount of evaporation?
It will cause high amounts of precipitation on the land.
200
What is the best tool to separate grains of salt from grains of pepper? Why? A. Tweezers B. Magnet C. Water D. Strainer
Water because the salt will dissolve and the pepper will float.
200
What is needed for fossils to turn into fossil fuels and sediment to turn to rock?
Heat and pressure
200
If a student was testing whether the size of a crater depends on the height at which a marble is dropped, which of the following would be considered a fair test? A. Drop the same marble from different heights. B. Drop marbles of different masses from the same height. C. Drop marbles of different sizes from different heights.
Drop the same marble from different heights.
200
A person's body looking distorted underwater, a prism, and concave/convex lenses all have what in common?
They refract light.
300
What four forms can precipitation occur in?
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail
300
What is the Melting Point of water? Boiling Point? Freezing Point?
0, 100, 0
300
Name the 8 energy resources that are used on Earth and put them in the category of Alternative Energy or Fossil Fuel. ***TRIPLE POINTS*** What is each made of?
Alternative=Wind (Air), Solar (Sun rays), Hydroelectricity (Water), Geothermal (Steam, Heat), Biofuel (Crops, Waste) Fossil Fuel= Coal (dead swamp plants and animals), Oil and Natural Gas (dead oceanic plants and animals)
300
If a lamp that is plugged into the wall is melting a candle, what forms of energies are being used?
Electrical and thermal
300
A burned out wire, two negative sides of a battery in a circuit touching , and a cut wire are all examples of a complete circuit. True or False. Why?
False because the electric current would not be able to flow through.
400
It snowed for 2 days last week, but this week it sunny and dry. What is this an example of?
Weather
400
Why do some items or substances float on water or other substances?
They are less dense than water or the other substances.
400
The Rio Grande Valley is located at the southern tip of Texas at the end of the Rio Grande River. How did the delta at end of the river form?
The river deposited sediment from land erosion/Erosion and Deposition
400
Name the energies in order based on the examples given. A. Speakers and headphones B. Wind or dam turbines and rolling balls C. Campfire and an iron D. Lamp and glow sticks D. DVD player and Wii
Sound, Mechanical, Thermal, Light, Electricity
400
Electric current can only flow in a ___________ __________ and light travels _____________ until it hits a surface or enters another medium.
Complete circuit, Straight
500
Starting with the sun shining down on an ocean or groundwater, put the water cycle in order (5 steps).
Evaporation -> Condensation -> Precipitation -> Run-off -> Accumulation
500
What will happen to the following substances if they are placed in hot water? A. Sugar cubes B. Salt C. Cooking oil D. Carrots E. Butter
Sugar-Dissolves, Salt-Dissolves, Cooking oil-Floats, Carrots-Stay the same, Butter-Melts and floats
500
A student notices large rocks with wide, deep cracks in them and some that are broken. What most likely caused the cracks and broken rocks? A. Erosion by wind B. Water freezing and thawing C. Erosion by fast-moving water D. Sediments being deposited
Water freezing and thawing
500
If a student is using a spring scale to pull a block the same distance on carpet, sandpaper and glass, what is the student most likely investigating?
How do different surfaces affect the amount of force needed to move a block?
500
_____________ is the brightest color on Earth because it reflects the most light.
White