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What is rocks are made out of minerals?
Are rocks made out of minerals or are minerals made out of rocks?
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What are when particles of weathered rock mix with dead plants and animals to form the top layer of earth?
How does soil form?
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What are summer, spring, fall and winter?
The four seasons are:
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What is the sun?
The main source of energy for the water cycle is the ___________
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What is air?
What fills the space between Earth's surface and outer space?
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What are sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous?
The three types of rocks are:
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What are clay, loam, sand, silt, humus?
Name three kinds of soil:
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What is thermometer; Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin?
Temperature is how hot and cold something and is measured with a __________ in what 3 degrees?
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What is land?
Which one heats quicker land or water?
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What are volcanoes and forest fires and cars and factories?
Name two types of natural air pollution and man made air pollution:
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What is lead in pencils, fluoride in toothpaste, copper in wires, gold and silver in jewelry, quartz in glass,
Name 3 different minerals that you see daily:
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What is humus?
The part of soil that is made up of dead plants and animals is know as:
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What are: wind vane (wind direction), anemometer (wind speed), barometer (air pressure), thermometer (temperature), rain gauge (precipitation)?
Name three weather tools:
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What are hail, sleet, rain and snow?
What are the four types of precipitation?
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What are wind vane (direction) and anemometer (wind speed)?
Name a tool that measures wind:
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What is intrusive igneous rocks are made inside of a volcano (magma) and extrusive are made outside of a volcano (lava)?
The difference between intrusive igneous rocks and extrusive igneous rocks is that...
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What is loam?
What type of soil is known for growing plants the best since it is rich in water and nutrients?
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What is get food and water ready, stay away from windows, doors and electricity, evacuate if needed, get generators, stay indoors?
Pick a severe weather event and how would you get prepared for it:
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What is water evaporates, turns into water vapor and fills clouds in condensation, clouds get full and precipitation falls, water sinks into the soil or falls down mountains and hills as runoff, and accumulates in bodies of water?
Describe the water cycle:
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What is it helps weathering (breaking), erosion (moving) and deposition (building up)?
How does wind affect soil and rocks?
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What are weathering, erosion, deposition, compacting, lithification, heat and pressure?
Name some processes that change rocks in the rock cycle:
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What are: humus, top soil, Subsoil, parent rock, and bedrock?
Name the five layers of soil:
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What are thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes?
Cumulonimbus clouds are tied to these three types of severe weather:
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What is the sun is a medium star but it looks bigger and hotter because it is so close to Earth?
Is the sun the biggest star in the sky?
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What are drive less cars, get electric cars, stop using spray cans (the affect the ozone), buy less things to lower factories?
What are some things you can do to stop air pollution?
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