Sun
Weathering
Erosion
Planets
Landforms
100
It is the closest star to the Earth?
Why does the sun appear so much larger than other stars?
100
wind erosion
Weathered cliffs are caused by what?
100
A revolution.
What do we call a complete orbit around the sun?
100
Weathering
Landforms are constantly changing due to what?
200
The sun.
What do all the planets in our solar system revolve around?
200
Running water erosion.
Canyons are caused by what?
200
Deposition, deposit
What do we call it when erosion leaves earth materials at a new location?
200
revolve
Does the moon rotate or revolve around Earth?
200
During a natural disaster.
When do landforms change quickly (in a natural way?)
300
The day and night cycle.
The rotation of the Earth cause what to happen on Earth?
300
Movement of water over many years.
What causes sea glass to have smooth edges?
300
Glaciers cause U-shaped gaps between mountains and deposit smaller rocks at the bottom of the mountain it slides down (when it melts.)
What did the glacier demonstration teach us?
300
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What are the inner planets, in order of distance from the sun?
300
true
True or false: Landforms have clues about how they were made.
400
rotation
What do we call the spinning of the Earth on its axis?
400
It expands and the rock cracks.
What happens when ice freezes inside a rock?
400
Physical models
What do we call the trays of sand and the frozen water/pebbles in the paper cup?
400
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What are the outer planets, in distance from the sun?
400
Weathering
Which happens first, weathering or erosion?
500
The rotation of the Earth causes us to turn towards the sun and then away from the sun.
Why does it appear that the sun moves across the sky
500
Beaches are build by waves when they deposit sand.
What did the wave demonstration teach us?
500
Transport
What do we call it when erosion carries earth materials to a new location?
500
365
How many days does it take for the Earth to make one complete revolution around the sun?
500
There are grooves in it.
How do we know a glacier scraped across rock?
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