something that is used in science to help understand a concept more easily, especially if it is too small or big to be studied in person
What is a scientific model?
100
type of tectonic plate boundary where mountains can form from two continental plates colliding
What is a convergent boundary?
100
the three types of heat transfer
What are conduction, convection, and radiation?
100
the sphere made up of all of the air and gases in the sky
What is the atmosphere?
100
the range of all types of electromagnetic radiation that is classified into categories based on wavelength
What is the Electromagnetic Spectrum?
200
something that describes what is expected to happen every time under certain circumstances; it is specific and can usually be expressed as a mathematical equation
What is a scientific law?
200
Most volcanoes occur at the edge of convergent or divergent plate boundaries but some can occur in the middle of a tectonic plate above a _______.
What is a hotspot?
200
the type of heat transfer that takes place in liquids or gases, such as in the mantle where molten rock rises and sinks in a circular current
What is convection?
200
the sphere made up of all of the water on Earth, such as lakes, rivers, and oceans
What is the hydrosphere?
200
the type of electromagnetic radiation that can be seen by the human eye
What is visible light radiation?
300
a well-supported explanation for why something happens; it has been tested by many scientists over time and is changeable as new evidence is discovered
What is a scientific theory?
300
type of tectonic plate boundary where subduction occurs and trenches form
What is a convergent boundary?
300
the type of heat transfer that involves direct contact, usually between solids such as heating a metal pan on a stove top.
What is conduction?
300
the sphere made up of all living organisms on Earth, such as insects and humans
What is the biosphere?
300
the type of electromagnetic radiation that is invisible but can be felt as heat
What is infrared radiation?
400
the 3 states of matter in order from lowest energy to highest energy
What is a solid, liquid, and gas?
400
type of tectonic plate boundary where seafloor spreading occurs and ridges form
What is a divergent boundary?
400
the type of heat transfer that travels in electromagnetic waves, such as energy from the sun or heat from a fire
What is radiation?
400
the sphere made up of the ground and everything below Earth's surface such as soil, rocks, and magma
What is the geosphere?
400
the type of electromagnetic radiation that is invisible, higher in energy than visible light, and can cause sunburns
What is ultraviolet radiation?
500
energy that reaches Earth's surface can be absorbed and then ________ back into the atmosphere to help maintain normal temperatures on Earth and heat up the air
What is radiated?
500
the process of recycling oceanic crust that occurs when an oceanic plate sinks below a less dense oceanic or continental plate
What is subduction?
500
the only type of heat transfer that can travel through empty space and through matter
What is radiation?
500
the sphere made up of all frozen ice on Earth, such as glaciers and ice caps
What is the cryosphere?
500
the type of electromagnetic radiation that gets absorbed by the ozone layer in the stratosphere