Daily Science 9 Flashcards
Does sound travel best through a solid, a liquid, or a gas?
Solids because solids are more densely packed and are better at conducting sound.
What measures wind speed?
Anemeter
What measures humidity?
Hygrometer
What measures temperature?
Thermometer
Name three areas of the environment that are affected by pollution.
Water
Land
Air
An object that orbits a planet.
Satellite
A mass of ice, dust, and gases that orbits around a star.
Comet
Tell if these animals give birth by laying eggs or live births.
Bird-eggs. Human - live
Butterfly - eggs Cow - live
Shrimp - eggs. Whale - live
Know the layers of the earth
Atmosphere
Crust
Core
Mantle
Name three types of rock
Sedimentary - thin covering of loose sediment
Igneous - formed directly from cooling magma
Metamorphic - formed under surface of earth from intense heat and pressure