Space
Name the planets in order.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Earth is mostly composed of _____________.
Rock
What is released during an Earthquake?
Energy
What type of rock is formed from weathering and erosion to form sediment and compaction and sedimentation.
Sedimentary rock
Low pressure systems are typically associated with what kind of weather?
Cloudy and stormy (bad)
What causes moon phases?
As the moon orbits Earth, sunlight hits it at different angles.
How much of Earth's surface is covered by Water?
75%
What causes tectonic plates to move?
Convection currents in the mantle
What type of rock is formed from the cooling of Magma or Lava?
Igneous
High pressure systems are typically associated with what kind of weather?
Sunny and Clear (good)
What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun and galaxies together?
Gravity
Which is Thicker: Continental Plates or Oceanic Plates?
Continental
Name the 3 types of plate boundaries, how they move, and what they can form.
Convergent (collide)- Earthquake, volcano, mountain range
Divergent (divide)- Earthquake, volcano, seafloor spreading
Transform (slide)- Earthquake
What type of rock is formed from Extreme heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
What is the difference between weather an climate?
Weather= day to day conditions
Climate= over all general weather trends
What causes Seasons on Earth?
Earth tilts on its axis as it orbits the sun.
What is Earth's convective layer called?
The Mantle
What is the theory of continental drift?
The theory of continental drift states that at one point in time, all the continents formed one super continent called Pangea and overtime those continents moved apart.
What happens during each process?
1. Weathering
2. Erosion
3. Deposition
1. Breaks down rocks
2. Movement of sediments
3. Settling of a sediment in a ne location, which leads to the creation of new land formations
Name 3 factors that affect Climate?
Altitude/elevation, latitude, planetary winds, location by an ocean.
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
List the 4 layers of Earth in order and what are they made of.
Crust- solid rock
Mantle- liquid rock (magma)
Outer Core- solid iron and nickel
inner core- liquid iron and nickel
Name 2 pieces of Evidence for continental drift.
Continents look like they fit together, same rock types, fossils, and mountain ranges on opposite continents.
What is the difference between a rock and mineral
Mineral= 1 pure solid element
rock= 2 or more minerals together
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to poles?
Tropics -> Temperate -> polar