Vocabulary
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are known as ...
Precipitation
Name the 5 layers of the atmosphere.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
What were the materials needed for the investigation to build your own model of the four systems?
cardboard, modeling clay, and record sheet
What is anything that has shape and takes up space.
Matter
This is made up of many different elements. A few include water, bacteria, humus, and weathered rock. It is a non-renewable source and helps support the growth of life.
This is constantly protecting us from our biggest source of energy, the Sun.
The atmosphere
Name at least 4 materials needed for the Hydropshere simulation.
Empty 1-liter bottle
1-Liter graduated cylinder, filled with 1,000 mL of water
4 clear, plastic cups
pipette
paper towel(s)
permanent marker
blue food coloring
record chart
How do humans depend on the Sun for energy?
A. Humans absorb sunlight and make energy in order to live.
B. Humans use energy from the Sun to make minerals in the body.
C. All food sources for humans use energy that originally came from the Sun.
D. All the factories that make food for humans get electricity from solar energy.
B. Humans use energy from the Sun to make minerals in the body.
What are caused by natural events, or can form over time?
Landforms
The geosphere houses our favorite types of rocks. Name the 3.
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
What was the hardest of the four systems to build in your model replica?
Atmosphere
A scientist has been studying the amount of fresh water stored in polar ice caps for many years. He believes that one of the ice sheets in Antarctica is getting smaller. What kind of data should the scientist collect to determine whether the ice sheet is changing size?
A. Measure the depth of the ice sheet for several months.
B. Measure the mass of the ice sheet for several weeks.
C. Measure the area and thickness of the ice sheet for several years.
D. Measure the width of the ice sheet from satellite images for several days.
B. Measure the mass of the ice sheet for several weeks.
This is where the Earth absorbs heat from the Sun and keeps it trapped inside the atmosphere for warmth.
The Greenhouse Effect
What are the three different phases that the hydrosphere can be found in?
Gaseous, Liquid, and Solid
Was 1,000 mL of water able to fit in a 1 L bottle?
Yes, it was. It is the same amount.
Which food chain correctly shows one way the human body gets the energy it needs to repair itself?
A. Sun → cow → milk → grass → human
B. Sun → grass → cow → milk → human
C. human → milk → grass → cow → Sun
D. human → Sun → grass → cow → milk
D. human → Sun → grass → cow → milk
Living things are called ______, while non-living things are called ____.
Biological, physical.
30% of freshwater can be found where?
Underground
What did we use as modeling clay?
PlayDoh
Dry ice goes from a solid directly to a gas when it gets warmer. Students placed a small piece of dry ice inside a balloon, added air to the balloon, and sealed it. The balloon grew in size. Which statement best describes the balloon and the dry ice at the end of the experiment?
A. The total mass decreased, and the total volume increased.
B. The total mass increased, and the total volume decreased.
C. The total mass remained the same, and the total volume increased.
D. The total mass decreased, and the total volume remained the same.
A. The total mass decreased, and the total volume increased.