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4th grade Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how does a glacier move? | when more snow falls in winter than melts in summer.layers of snow.lower layers form ice. |
| what is an ice age? | long periods of cold temperatures and glaciers. |
| what are the three soil horizon? | a horizon:topsoil. b horizon:subsoil c horizon:broken-down bedrock |
| what ways can rock be broken down to form soil? | rain wind freezing and thawing ice chemical changes |
| what are some of the properties soil can have? | texture composition and thickness mineral content where it was formed |
| why is soil permeability important? | high permeability:water and nutrients flow quickly. low permeability:water and nutrients flow slowly and holds water. |
| what is a seismograph? | an instrument measures and records the energy of earthquake vibrations. |
| what is the focus of an earthquake? | the place where movement begins. |
| what are earths four layers? | crust mantle outer core inner core |