Rocks and Minerals
Do we live on the Earth's curst, mantle, outer core or inner core?
Crust
What creates a crater?
Meteorite, asteroid, volcano
What are the three states of the water cycle?
Liquid, Solid, Gas
What does a thermometer measure?
Temperature of the air
When the tectonic plates move, what are three things they can create?
Rifts, trenches, volcanoes, islands, mountains, earthquakes, tsunamis
What do glacier's make?
Valleys, rivers, fjords
How can you prepare for a tornado or big storm?
take shelter go inside, grab supplies, go downstairs
How can animals tell you about the weather?
Birds and bees seek shelter - storm
Ants build up their hills - rain
Are minerals organic (made from plant or animal) or organic?
Inorganic
Which cave feature is created by deposits dripping onto the floor of a cave?
Stalagmites
What is a fossil and name two types
Weather - condition in a specific location. Climate is long term pattern of weather in a specific location.
Name the three types of rock and how they are made (heat, pressure)
Igneous - heat
Metamorphic -heat and pressure
Sedimentary - pressure
Name three landforms (natural formations of rock and dirt on Earth)
Mountain, plateau, valley, dune, island, cave, canyon, etc
Name all five oceans on Earth
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Artic, and Southern/Antarctic
How is snow created?
Water vapor in the atmosphere freezes into ice crystals
How can a metamorphic rock become igneous or sedimentary?
Igneous - melted into magma
Sedimentary - eroded and compressed
How is a waterfall created?
erosion of the softer layers of the dirt and rock, caused by river flow
What are the shortest and longest days of the year called?
Winter and Summer Solstice
What is wind?
air in motion