Soil
Weathering and Erosion
Name these Natural Hazards
Food Chain
Whats the Difference
100
Name the three types of Soil
Sand, clay, loam
100
is the breaking down and changing of rock.
What is Weathering
100
A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
What is Tsunami
100
This chain shows how energy flows from one organism to another
What is Food Chain
100
Plateau and Hill
What is Hill: a high place on the earth’s surface and a Plateau: a large, flat area of land that is high.
200
This type of soil is best for Plants
What is Loam
200
This is the wearing away of land by water, wind, ice, and other forces
What is Erosion
200
a type of mountain that has an opening at the top through which lava, ash, or other types of volcanic rock flow
What is Volcano
200
What gives energy to every living and nonliving thing in the food chains
What is the sun
200
Valley and Cliff
What is Valley: a low area between mountains or hills and Cliff is the edge of a mountain
300
This type of soil is the top layer of soil that has decayed plants and animals in it and is best for plants and trees.
What is humus
300
What is it called when minerals break down or rot, and materials become a part of soil.
What is Decay
300
A sudden, rapid shaking of the earth
What is Earthquake
300
this is an organism that gets energy from eating another organism
What is a consumer
300
Volcano and Mountain
What is A volcano is a type of mountain with an opening on top that lava , ash, and gases flow from a mountain does not erupt
400
What are the names for the three layers of soil?
What is Topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
400
Name 2 ways that a rock can be broken down by weathering
What is Wind and Water
400
This is a huge storm! It can be up to 600 miles across and have strong winds spiraling inward and upward at speeds of 75 to 200 mph. Each
What is Hurricane
400
This is an organism that makes its own food for energy
What is a producer
400
Ocean and Lake
What is Ocean is a Large body of water, Lake is a small body of water inside of a Continent.
500
Describe what Clay looks and feels like
What is is hard when it is dry and soft when it is wet and holds lots of water.
500
How long does it take for a mineral or material to be affected by weathering/ or erosion.
What is Hundreds to thousands of years.
500
Name 5 different types of Natural Hazards
What is Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Volcanoes, Tsunamis.
500
If one animal/plant dies in the food chain what will happen with the chain?
What is the whole chain will be affected and the other animals/plants will either adapt or perish.
500
Sand and Clay
What is Sand is grainy and coarse and can slip through your fingers and doesn’t hold a lot of water.Clay is hard when it is dry and soft when it is wet and holds lots of water.