Grade 4 - Definitions
What is a rock?
A solid material formed by nautre
This type of rock is formed through the cooling and hardening of lava and magma
What is Igneous Rock
The ability to do work
What is energy
This type of energy is also called motion energy
What is Mechanical Energy
This cycle is used to describe how rocks are formed
The Rock Cycle
What is Metamorphic Rock
What type of energy is "stored" in an object
What is potential energy
The movement of energy from one object to another using convection, conduction and radiation
What is Heat Energy
This is created by nature and is forms the earth's rocks and soils
What is a mineral
This type of rock is made when sand, pebbles and mud are compressed into layers
What is Sedimentary Rock
What type of energy is energy that is at work
What is kinetic energy
Energy created through electromagnetic waves
What is radiant energy
The process of when rocks and minerals are extracted from the earth is called....
What is mining
This type of sedimentary rock is used to make cement and roads
What is Limestone
Photosynthesis in plants converts solar energy into ________energy
What is chemical energy
Static electricity and lightning are examples of what type of energy?
What is Electrical Energy
The property that allows light to pass through something
What is transparency
This type of metamorphic rock is used to make marble countertops
What is Marble
This type of energy source can be used more than once
What is renewable energy
Energy that is released through a chemical reaction
What is Chemical Energy