Changes to Land
Soil
Resources
Water Cycle
Patterns on Earth
Weather
100
Where is one most likely to find rocks that have become smooth and rounded?
In a fast moving river/ocean.
100
Students test the amount of water retained by different types of soil. Equal amounts of soil and water were added to each funnel. How should the students determine how much water was retained by each soil?
Subtract the water collected from the water poured in.
100
This T-shirt shows how some natural resources are classified. Which of the following should be placed where the question mark is to complete the chart? 
Natural Gas
100
What change occurs at point C in the water cycle?
Water falls from the colds as precipitation.
100
Dot B shows the location of the sun during which month?
August, September, October, and November are all acceptable answers.
100
All of the following tools are useful in measuring local weather conditions EXCEPT -
A. thermometors
B. rain gauges
C. wind socks
D. telescopes
D.
200
Caves are large empty spaces below the surface of the earth. How are caves formed?
Water flowing underwater carries away minerals.
200
Which property of soil could students determine by rubbing it between their fingers?
Texture
200
Why is water classified as a renewable resource rather than a nonrenewable resource?
Because it is constantly replaced
200
Which form of water in the water cycle is found only on the earths surface?
Oceans, rivers, lakes
200
What are the four phases of the moon that we studied?
Full Moon, First Quarter, New Moon, Last Quarter
200
Meteorologists are scientists who study weather patterns and make forecasts about upcoming weather. Which of the following would a meteorologist analyze when predicting weather?
a. the habitat of an organism
b. the movement of fronts
c. the Sun and the Moon
d. the growth of plants
b.
300
A farmer notices that soil on the farm has been decreasing over the past few months. What factor is most likely related to the loss of soil?
Recent heavy rains
300
Students are placing different soil samples in front of a fan to see which kind of soil is moved most easily by wind. What piece of safety equipment would be most important during this investigation?
Goggles
300
Which of these is classified as a renewable resource?
Plants
300
The sun drives the water cycle by doing which of the following?
a. rotating on its axis
b. giving off light for plants
c. keeping Earth in orbit
d. providing heat for evaporation
D.
300
True or False: The moon creates its own light. Be prepared to defend your answer.
False. It is the light of the Sun on the surface of the moon.
300
This table shows some weather data collected over a five day period. What connections can you make between the temperature and cloud cover?
The temperature decreased as the clouds increased.
400
This rock formation formed over many millions of years. What force likely created it?
Wind
400
Students poured 200 mL of water through a soil sample. They collected and measured the water that drained from the soil. The water collected had a volume of 110 mL. How much water did the soil retain?
90
400
Fossil fuels form when organic matter is buried and then exposed to heat and pressure for millions of years. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable resources because they ______________.
take a long time to form
400
Water on Earth moves through the water cycle because of energy that comes from ______.
The Sun's heat
400
What time do you predict the sun will rise on day 20?
About 6:52AM
400
In what situation could a thermometer be most useful?
Teacher will decide.
500
Dunes are large piles of sand that shift slowly around in deserts. What force makes them move?
Wind
500
Which soil texture has the greatest ability to support life on this farm?
Silt-Sand
500
All of the following resources are classified as renewable EXCEPT _________.
a. corn plants
b. oxygen
c. water
d. crude oil
Crude oil
500
The diagram shows a model of the water cycle created by a group of science students. What part of the model represents cloud formation in the water cycle? 
Tiny droplets forming at the top of the bottle.
500
Draw the phases of the moon.
The teacher will decide
500
Which term describes the average weather conditions during a season over many years?
a. climate
b. weather
c. rainfall
d. temperature
a.