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Alternative Energy
Landforms
Weather and Climate and soil
Earth's Resources
Electricity
100
What are biofuels
Energy from once living material
100
Name the three main agents of erosion
Wind, water and ice
100
Both weather and climate share some characteristics....name two
Temperature, precipitation, wind, maps and clouds
100
What do fossils tell us?
They tell us about an environment long ago
100
What is a simple circuit?
A circuit with one path for electricity to flow through.
200
Name three ways we can use solar energy
solar panels, calculator, oven, satellite
200
What is a desert monument?
A rock statue in the desert that has been eroded by wind?
200
How is weather measured?
hourly, daily and weekly
200
why do we burn fossil fuels?
To get electrical energy
200
Name three conductors of electricity
multiple answers
300
What is a dam used for?
They are used to control the flow of water through the turbines.
300
Give two examples of landforms created by ice
morraines and valleys
300
How is climate measured?
yearly, seasonally, monthly, and even over decades
300
Name the five steps to making a sedimentary rock
Weathering, Erosion, deposition, compaction and cementation
300
What is a parallel circuit?
A circuit for more than one path for electricity to flow through.
400
What are some sources of geothermal energy?
Some good sources of geothermal energy are volcanoes, geysers and hot springs.
400
Where do volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur?
On the surface or underwater
400
What is condensation?
When water vapor cools and turns into droplets or clouds.
400
How long does it take to make fossil fuels?
millions of years
400
If the light is on-is the circuit closed or open?
closed
500
What kind of energy converts wind to electrical energy?
Mechanical Energy (turbines)
500
name the two types of weathering and give examples of each
physical (sediments in wind) and chemical (acid) or your best answer
500
What powers the water cycle?
The sun
500
Name three types of fossil fuels
coal, petroleum, oil, gasoline and/or natural gas
500
What is the best type of circuit for Christmas lights?
Parallel