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Week 2.5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a conductor? | an object that ALLOWS heat and electricity to pass through |
| Examples of conductors | iron, steel, gold, aluminum, ALL METALS are conductors |
| What is an insulator? | an object that STOPS heat and electricity from passing through |
| Examples of insulators | styrofoam, wood, paper, cloth, rubber, plastic |
| reflection is - | the BOUNCING of light when it hits a smooth, shiny surface |
| refraction is - | the BENDING of light when it travels through a new medium like glass or water |
| objects that reflect - | mirror, smooth metals, tinted glass, dark TV screen |
| objects that refract - | water, lenses, prisms, microscope, telescope, magnifying glass, hand lens |
| How does light travel? | in straight lines, even after being reflected or refracted |
| renewable resource - | a natural resource that can be replaced in a human lifetime (100 years or less) |
| non-renewable resource - | a natural resource that takes millions of years to form or replace |
| what property of light causes object to appear broken or larger in water? | refraction |
| soluble means - | CAN dissolve in water |
| insoluble means - | CANNOT dissolve in water |
| less dense means - | will float in water |
| more dense means - | will sink in water |
| Which planet is closest to the sun? | Mercury |
| Which planet is 4th from the sun? | Mars |
| Which planet is 7th from the sun? | Uranus |
| Deltas are formed by - | water (river) deposition |
| Sand dunes are formed by - | wind erosion & deposition |
| Valleys are formed by - | glacier (ice) erosion |
| Canyons are formed by - | water (river) erosion |
| metals that are magnetic - | Steel, iron, nickel, cobalt SINC |
| metals that are NOT magnetic - | aluminum, copper, gold, silver |
| relative density is - | whether an object will sink or float in water |
| Which soils allow the most water to pass through? | gravel or sandy soil |
| Which soils are most absorbent (hold the most water) | humus |
| What force holds the planets in their orbits? | gravity from the sun |
| Processes cause by the sun | evaporation, wind formation, photosynthesis |
| Processes NOT caused by the sun | volcano eruption, earthquakes, weathering and erosion |
| Weathering - | rocks are BROKEN down into sediment |
| Erosion - | sediment is MOVED from one place to another |
| Deposition - | sediment is DROPPED in a new location |