Water Cycle
What is liquid water that falls from the clouds?
Rain
The part of Earth's surface not covered by water?
Land
How big or small a rock is describes its ____
What breaks rocks?
Wind, water, ice
When water changes from a gas to a liquid because the water vapor cools
a) rain b) evaporation c) condensation
Condensation
Natural solid made of one or more minerals
Rock
T or F? The minerals in a rock give its properties
True
When a strong wind blows sand across the beach, it is called
Erosion
Water changes from a liquid to a gas because of heat is
a) evaporation b) rain c) sun
Evaporation
Are rocks living or nonliving?
Nonliving
The property that tells if a rock is hard or soft
Hardness
Wind and water can cause rocks to break. This is called
Weathering
When water moves from land to the clouds and back to Earth's surface, it is called
The water cycle
Small pieces of minerals in rocks are
calcium rocks grains
Grains
The property that tells if a rock is smooth or rough
texture luster color
Texture
Pieces of rock move and then drop or settle down into one place. This is called
doom erosion deposition
Deposition
What powers the water cycle by heating the land?
a) ice b) sun c) clouds
The sun
Fossils can be found in
grass air rocks
Rocks
Tells if a rock is shiny or dull
Luster
Why do rocks settle down after they move?
wind rain gravity
Gravity