Water/Hydrology
When water freezes, it ___________.
EXPANDS (ice crystals form and take up more space than the liquid water did before).
BECOMES A SOLID, RATHER THAN A LIQUID.
Is chalk (like we write on a chalkboard with) a type of rock?
Yes. It is a form of limestone.
Name a planet in our solar system.
Venus, Mars, Neptune, etc.
What is a "push"? Specifically describe it in relation to direction.
"Plus" is this math operation.....
Addition.
SNOW, RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, HAIL, SLEET, etc.
How could you test how hard a rock is?
Alternative: striking it with a set amount of force.
How many moons does Earth have?
1
What is a "pull"? Specifically describe its direction relative to the source of the force.
A force that moves an object in the direction of the source of force. Toward the force.
"Minus" is this math operation...
Subtraction.
Evaporation is when water transitions from a liquid to a gas. Name two examples of evaporation.
BOILING WATER/STEAM, A PUDDLE IN THE SUN, THE SURFACE OF THE OCEAN, SNOW MELTING QUICKLY, RAIN ON A WARM SIDEWALK, ETC.
Name two uses for stone in our society.
Road surface, building material, decoration, art, tools, etc.
The Earth revolves around.....
....the Sun.
What is "Friction"? Provide an example if you can't describe it.
When something encounters resistance due to physical contact.
A tire rubbing on a road surface, an object sliding across a table rubbing on the grains of the wood, etc.
"Times" is this math operation.....
Multiplication.
Your choice:
1.Where does groundwater come from?
2. Where do all rivers eventually flow to?
1.From percolation of precipitation into void-spaces in the strata of the earth.
2.To the ocean/sea, or an inland body of water (lake).
Name a type of stone and a type of metal.
Granite, limestone, sandstone, flint/chert, gneiss, etc.
Iron, aluminum, copper, silver, gold, etc.
What is a constellation?
A collection of stars that when viewed from a fixed point (our planet) are seen as an image or outline.
Describe "heat". Provide an example of heat.
How hot or cool something is.
"Divide" is this math operation....
Division.
Water exists in three different forms. Name the three forms of water.
SOLID, LIQUID, GAS
What is the difference between sand and soil?
Sand is weather stone, and soil has organic material in it (dead plants, etc.)
The "Milky Way" is what?
The galaxy we are in.
Describe Gravity? Provide an example of gravity "winning", and an example of something "fighting against" gravity.
Gravity is what we observe when we see an object fall and gain speed until it reaches critical velocity.
A bird flying, a plane flying, an object on the wind, an elevator rising, a volcano ejecting material into the air, a car driving up a hill, etc.