Quarter 2 Science

Which of the following is an example of protecting the earth's resources using science ideas?

• The city uses technology to clean some of the wasted water so it can be re-used.
• You go to the zoo on a field trip.
• Your family takes a vacation where you all pack three pairs of clothes.

A whale swims through water. Which of the following science terms is this an example of?

• Hydrosphere and geosphere interacting
• biosphere and atmosphere interacting
• hydrosphere and biosphere interacting

A hawk soars through the air. This is an example of what two spheres interacting?

• hydrosphere and geoshpere
• biosphere and atmosphere
• hydrosphere and biosphere

A mountain range slows down the wind, but the wind blows so hard over time that it creates a small wind cave in the mountain. What two spheres are interacting? 

• Atmosphere and geosphere
• biosphere and atmosphere
• hydrosphere and geosphere

Waves splash up onto a rocky cliff. Over time, the waves form a cave in the rocky cliff. What two spheres are interacting?

• Hydrosphere and atmosphere
• Hydrosphere and geosphere
• Atmosphere and biosphere

Which is an example of biosphere and geosphere interacting?

• A dog digs a hole in the ground.
• A bird soars through the air.
• A pond is created after it rains.

Which two are true?

• Most of the Earth is water and only a small percent of the earth's water is freshwater that we can use.
• Most of the Earth is land.
• There is hardly any water on Earth.
• Most of the Earth is covered with freshwater.

If two friends each hold a flashlight and one friend is really close and the other friend is really far away, which one will look brighter?

• The light far away.
• The light really close.

The sun is sometimes called the "brightest star" even though to us, it looks nothing like the other stars we see at nighttime. What is one reason the sun is so bright compared to the other stars?

• It is a big ball of fire.
• The sun is farther away from us than the other stars.
• The sun is much closer to us than the other stars.