Circuits
Soil
Energy
Renewable/Nonrenewable Resources
Changes to Earth's surfaces
100

In order for a circuit to work, what does the item need?

Electric current.  

100

Do all soils have the same size particles?

No

100

What energy is only used in the process of starting the microwave?

mechanical

100

Why do scientists think we need to conserve our nonrenewable resources?

It takes millions of years for them to come back.

100

When ice forms, it causes weathering by -

breaking rocks

200

Describe a complete circuit.

A circuit that is connected to a power source and closed.

200

Which soil type has the smallest particles?

Clay

200

When Hudson plays the drums for the Wester Band, what energy is he using?

Mechanical.

200

Petroleum (gas), coal, and oil are all renewable or nonrenewable resources?

Nonrenewable.

200

Where is one most likely to find rocks that have become smooth and rounded?

fast-moving river

300

True or false.  An eraser makes a good conductor.

False

300

In our experiment, the best soil for supporting thriving plants was top soil.  If we were to graph how the results looked for the soils, draw the graph.

Top soil would have the largest filled in.

300

The oven and the stove in your house convert what energy to another energy?

Electrical to thermal.

300

Why are animals considered a renewable resource?

They can be replaced in our lifetime because they have babies.

300

This rock formation formed over many millions of years. What force most likely created it?

Wind-blown sand carving large rocks

400

Is this a complete or incomplete circuit?  Why?

incomplete, the switch is in the off/open position.

400

Which soil should have drained the least in our experiment?

Clay

400
When Mr. Ehmke comes in to class in the mornings and turns on his lights, how does the energy change by turning his lights on?

mechanical to electrical to light.

400

Which sentence is correct?

Crude oil, coal, and paper are all renewable resources.

Gold, coal, and plastic are all nonrenewable resources.

Trees, natural gas, and ice are all nonrenewable resources.

Water, wood, and fish are all  renewable resources.

Gold, coal, and plastic are all nonrenewable resources.

400

Dunes are large piles of sand that shift slowly around in deserts and on beaches. What causes the dune to move from place to place?


Blowing winds

500

What would happen if I plugged everything in like it was supposed to be except I forgot to plug into the main wall outlet?

The computer would not have power/energy to work.

500

How did we find the amount of water that stayed (retained) in the soil sample during our experiment?

Subtract the water that we collected by the water we poured into the sample.

500

This boy is using a bow and arrow. What form of energy does a bow and arrow demonstrate?  

Mechanical

500

Name three resources that are useful resources because they can be burned to give energy that they contain.

natural gas

coal

oil

500

The piling of sediment in a new area - 

deposition