Energy
the Environment
Space
Important People
Mixed Bag
100
Name three types of energy that we talked about.
What is Sound, Mechanical, Heat/Thermal, and Light energy.
100
These are reasons that people form communities (name at least three).
What is religious freedom, to make money, for a job, for food and water, for shelter, to be safer, and to live were there are laws.
100
This telescope was put into space in 1990 and let us see better and clearer pictures than other telescopes.
What is the Hubble Telescope.
100
This woman is considered the first American woman Astronomer. She is credited with being the first person to realize that sunspots were not clouds on the sun.
Who is Maria Mitchell.
100
Hawaii was formed by many ________.
What is by volcanoes.
200
During a roller coaster ride you are kept in your seat on a upside down loop by this.
What is gravity.
200
Defined as the downward movement of soil on a slope under the force of gravity. An example of this was in Tully Valley, New York.
What is a landslide.
200
It is in our solar system and is made up of gases and can't be looked at directly because it can hurt our eyes. It is not a planet.
What is the Sun.
200
He was the first person to walk on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong.
200
The first American woman astronaut.
Who is Sally Ride.
300
Things that are attracted to a magnet probably are made up of what type of metal?
What is iron, steel, or brass.
300
Name 2 landforms that were discussed in this unit.
What is a lake, mountain, valley, canyon, coast line, sand dune, hills, and prairie or grassland.
300
Name 3 reasons the Sun is important to us.
What is it provides light and heat, it heats the air which causes the water cycle, it controls when it is day and night, it controls when seasons occur, and it is a natural resource.
300
He was credited with coming up with the Polio vaccine that kept people from getting Polio, a disease of the spinal cord.
Who is Jonas Salk.
300
In the solar system this planet is the fourth planet from Venus.
What is Saturn.
400
We make or use a budget for this.
What is to show what we spend, save, and donate with our money.
400
This is a sudden burst of motion along a fault line (where two of Earth's plates meet) that relieves the pressure or stress but causes shaking.
What is an earthquake.
400
This is why the radiometer spins in the sun.
What is the heat from the sun makes the black vane heat up which makes the air molecules put a little pressure on the black vane which then makes it spin.
400
He helped desegregate schools in Texas and worked to help Mexican Americans get equal rights.
Who is Dr. Hector Garcia.
400
This is a person who studies volcanoes.
Who is a volcanologist.
500
The Earth is an example of a giant one of these.
What is a magnet.
500
A landform that is surrounded by water. Give a state that is an example of this landform.
What is an island, Hawaii.
500
NASA stands for what?
What is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
500
She was a nurse and the founder of the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton.
500
This happens when there is not enough water or rain in the Aquifer or water table. Trees, crops, and other plants die and livestock or other wildlife may also die.
What is a drought.