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Earth science for Ms. Pereira
Earth science for Ms. Pereira
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An elevated, flat landmass
Plateau
Mountain
Beach
Butte
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What are tides?
Waves of the oceans
The sounds the oceans make
The amount of salt in the oceans
The alternate rise and fall of the oceans
3
Sunspots apear on the suns Photosphere
False
True
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What is the scientific method?
A law
A theory
Series of steps that scientists use to solve & awnser problems
Scientists secrets
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The phases of the Moon are produced because...
The Moon is smaller than Earth
The Moon orbits the Sun
The Moon creates its own light
The Moon reflects light from the Sun
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Which of these are the correct steps of the rock cycle?
Magma-Igneous-Sediments-Sedimentary-Metamorphic-Magma
Magma-Igneous-Sediments-Sedimentary
Sediments-Magma-Sedimentary-Metamorphic-Igneous
Magma-Igneous-Sedimentary-Metamorphic
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Convection is when hot air rises and cold air lowers to reheat
True
False
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How does water reach the ocean?
condensation
runoff
infiltration
Precipitation
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What causes the seasons?
How hot the sun is
The position of the earth in comparison to the Sun
The movement of the sun
Sun
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In a scientific inquiry you...
Get scientist's opinions about how things work.
Find ways in which scientists study the natural world.
Guess why things are they way they are.
Write steps to find an exact answer.
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How is a theory different from a law?
Laws and theories are both explanations
Theories describe while Laws explain
Laws are more complex and theories are more concise
Laws describe while theories explain
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What is the hottest color of a star
Red
blue
orange
yellow
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Weather is the average conditions over long time?
True
False
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True or false the earths tilt causes seasons
False
True
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Which is a major factor on Earths tides?
Sun
Moon
Atmoshere
Wind
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What is a layer of the atmosphere?
Geosphere
Cyrosphere
Skysphere
troposphere
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Scientific models
Are clear, shared, and/or analogies
Are started in grade 3
Are only created by the teacher
Can be diagrams, replicas, analogies, math, simulations
