| The Night Sky | Rocks and Minerals | Resources | Weathering | Hodgepodge |
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Telescope or binoculars
In order to see starts and other faraway objects, what tool could we use?
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Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary
What are the three types of rocks?
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Ore
A(n) ________ is a rock that contains metal.
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Erosion
When water carries sediment down a river, what is being caused?
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Possible examples: Pencil, finger nail, penny, iron nail, quartz, butter knife, other minerals.
There are several tools that can be used too observe the hardness of minerals. List four.
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True
The space industry has had positive impacts on Florida's economy? True or False
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Sedimentary
Which type of rock is formed when small pieces of rock and other materials settle on top of each other and become squeezed together?
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Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out. Possible examples: Oil, coal, bricks, soil
What is a nonrenewable resource? Give at least one example.
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Sediment, abrasion.
_________ is the material that is caused by the weathering of rock. This type of weathering is called ___________.
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False, an observation is a non-opinion based.
True or false; the following statement is an observation.
"I think Mrs. Anderson is the best intern." |
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About two weeks
How long will it take the moon to revolve between new moon and full moon?
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Igneous
Which type of rock is formed when lava hardens?
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Materials that are continually being replaced and will not run out. Possible examples: water, fish, plants, sun
What is a renewable resource? Give at least two examples.
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The rocks become smoothed and rounded
When rushing water causes abrasion, how are the rocks changed?
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Data
To prove a hypothesis, a scientist should collect _________.
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About noon
If it's midnight in Florida, what time of day is it on the opposite side of the Earth?
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Possible examples: color, texture, layers, air holes, fossils, shape, and size
Name at least three properties that can be used to observe a rock or mineral.
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Natural resources
The following are examples of what: plants, soil, water, rocks, air
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They both get inside a crack in the rock and expand or grow.
How are weathering by plants and ice similar?
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Model
As scientists, we can make and use a _______ to show how something works or looks in real life.
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Axis, revolves
The Earth tilts on the same _______ as it _______ around the sun.
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The color of it's powder
What is the streak of a mineral?
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Phosphate
From what nonrenewable, natural resource is fertilizer made?
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Slowed river water deposits large amounts of sediment when it flows into the ocean. That sediment builds up, and forms new land called delta.
Describe what is happening when delta is being formed.
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Diamond
What mineral can scratch all other substances?
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