Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head
Rain, snow, and sleet are all forms of what? 🌧️❄️
A. Wind
B. Precipitation
Precipitation
The layer of the Earth that we live on and that is made of rocks and soil is called what? 🌍
A. The core
B. Earth’s Crust
Earth’s Crust
The top layer of soil that is dark, full of humus, and good for growing plants is called what? 🌱
A. Subsoil
B. Topsoil
Topsoil
The ability to cause change in matter is called what? ⚡
A. Energy
B. Mass
Energy
What is the breaking down or wearing away of rocks called?
A. Erosion
B. Weathering
Weathering
The movement of water as it changes states is called what? 💧
A. The weather cycle
B. The Water Cycle
Water cycle
The layer of the Earth beneath the crust, made of hot liquid that can cause volcanoes, is called what? 🌋
A. Crust
B. Mantle
Mantle
Where the Flintstones “live” – the hard layer of soil under the subsoil is called what? 🏔️
A. Bedrock
B. Topsoil
Bedrock
What moves rocks on the beach and makes them very smooth? 🌊
A. Waves
B. Wind
Waves
A slow-moving large mass of ice that wears away mountains and creates valleys is called what? 🏔️❄️
A. Iceberg
B. Glacier
Glacier
The first step of the water cycle when heat from the sun turns water into vapor is called what? ☀️💧
A. Freezing
B. Evaporation
Evaporation
The outer layer of the Earth’s center that is so hot the rocks and minerals are liquid is called what? 🌋
A. Inner core
B. Outer core
Outer core
The kind of soil that is red and often found on farms is called what? 🌾
A. Clay
B. Loam soil
Clay
Energy in moving water and wind causes the movement of rocks and soil from one place to another. What is this called? 🌪️💧
A. Erosion (Erosion is nature slowly washing or blowing the land away)
B. Condensation
Erosion
The name of the large mass of land that later became our continents is what? 🌍
A. Pangea
B. Gondwana
Pangaea
When water particles in the air come together to form droplets and clouds, what is this called? ☁️
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
Condensation
The innermost layer of the Earth that is extremely hot but solid is called what? 🌍
A. Outer core
B. Inner core
Inner core
The soil that is made of large grains of weathered rock and is often found at the beach is called what? 🏖️
A. Clay
B. Sand
Sand
Something that would happen if we lost the Sun’s energy is what? ☀️❌
A. Earth would become very cold
B. Earth would spin faster
Earth would become very cold
The movement of the Earth on its axis is called what? 🌎
A. Rotation
B. Revolution
Rotation
A measurement of how hot or cold something is, which helps determine whether it rains or snows, is called what? 🌡️
A. Humidity
B. Temperature
Temperature
The layer of air that surrounds the Earth is called what? 🌬️
A. Lithosphere
B. Atmosphere
Atmosphere
The reason soil is so important to all living things is what? 🌱
A. It provides food and nutrients for plants
B. It blocks sunlight
It provides food and nutrients for plants
Erosion (the movement of rocks and soil) causes this breakdown and wearing away to occur. (Think alphabetically!) 🌊⛰️
A. Deposition
B. Weathering
Weathering
The movement of the Earth as it travels around the Sun is called what? ☀️🌍
A. Revolution
B. Rotation
Revolution